Spirometry Changes in Cold Climatic Conditions of Antarctica
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary function is one of the important physiological measures that is known to be affected during the changes in the altitude. There is dearth of literature on changes in the pulmonary function variables in the cold climate conditions of Antarctica. We carried out spirometry before,...
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ftkingscollondon:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/acbbbee7-77a9-41fa-b067-551cdeb084db 2023-05-15T14:02:31+02:00 Spirometry Changes in Cold Climatic Conditions of Antarctica Udaya, Iyamanda B Laxmi, Chettangada C Abhishekh, Hulegar A Raju, Trichur R Sathyaprabha, Talakad N 2015-10 https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/spirometry-changes-in-cold-climatic-conditions-of-antarctica(acbbbee7-77a9-41fa-b067-551cdeb084db).html eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Udaya , I B , Laxmi , C C , Abhishekh , H A , Raju , T R & Sathyaprabha , T N 2015 , ' Spirometry Changes in Cold Climatic Conditions of Antarctica ' , Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences , vol. 57 , no. 4 , pp. 259-60 . Antarctic Regions Cold Temperature Environmental Exposure Environmental Medicine Humans Respiratory Function Tests article 2015 ftkingscollondon 2022-10-14T10:30:48Z BACKGROUND: Pulmonary function is one of the important physiological measures that is known to be affected during the changes in the altitude. There is dearth of literature on changes in the pulmonary function variables in the cold climate conditions of Antarctica. We carried out spirometry before, during and after one year stay at Antarctica in members of the Indian expedition. METHODS: Spirometry was carried out on 23 members of the XXVI Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica at baseline, after six months of expedition and at the end of one year, using standard guidelines. The tests were carried out indoor in temperature controlled laboratory. RESULTS: The pulmonary function test parameters did not vary across the period. Although, both forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in first second (FEV1) showed a decreasing trend but did not attain any statistical significance. However, peak expiratory flow (PEFR) rate was reduced significantly. CONCLUSION: Our study did not show consistently significant change in the pulmonary function parameters in the members of the Indian Antarctic expedition. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica King's College, London: Research Portal Antarctic Indian |
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BACKGROUND: Pulmonary function is one of the important physiological measures that is known to be affected during the changes in the altitude. There is dearth of literature on changes in the pulmonary function variables in the cold climate conditions of Antarctica. We carried out spirometry before, during and after one year stay at Antarctica in members of the Indian expedition. METHODS: Spirometry was carried out on 23 members of the XXVI Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica at baseline, after six months of expedition and at the end of one year, using standard guidelines. The tests were carried out indoor in temperature controlled laboratory. RESULTS: The pulmonary function test parameters did not vary across the period. Although, both forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in first second (FEV1) showed a decreasing trend but did not attain any statistical significance. However, peak expiratory flow (PEFR) rate was reduced significantly. CONCLUSION: Our study did not show consistently significant change in the pulmonary function parameters in the members of the Indian Antarctic expedition. |
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Spirometry Changes in Cold Climatic Conditions of Antarctica |
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Udaya , I B , Laxmi , C C , Abhishekh , H A , Raju , T R & Sathyaprabha , T N 2015 , ' Spirometry Changes in Cold Climatic Conditions of Antarctica ' , Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences , vol. 57 , no. 4 , pp. 259-60 . |
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