Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference (한국콘텐츠학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2012.05a
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- Pages.173-174
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- 2012
The Effect of Position on Measured Lung Capacity of Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
척수손상환자의 폐활량에 자세가 미치는 영향
- Kim, Myoung-Kwon (Young San Univ.) ;
- Hwangbo, Gak (Daegu Univ.)
- Published : 2012.05.25
Abstract
To determine whether position affects measured lung capacity of spinal cord injury patients. The study subjects were 45 patients with spinal cord injury (cervical level 15, thoracic level 15, lumbar level 15). Subjects were provided with a full explanation of the experimental procedures and all provided written consent signifying their voluntary participation. We used a spirometer (Spirometer, Micromedical Ltd, UK) to measure pulmonary function in the supine and sitting positions (straightened upper body at an angle of
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