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The Intensity of Voluntary, Induced, and Spontaneous Cough
Ist Teil von
Chest, 2015-11, Vol.148 (5), p.1259-1267
Ort / Verlag
United States: Elsevier Inc
Erscheinungsjahr
2015
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MEDLINE
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BACKGROUND: The intensity of cough is an important determinant of cough severity. Few studies have quantified cough intensity in patients with chronic cough with objective measures. We investigated the intensity of voluntary, induced, and spontaneous cough in patients with chronic cough and healthy control subjects. METHODS: Patients with chronic cough and control subjects underwent physiologic assessment of the intensity of maximum voluntary, capsaicin-induced, and spontaneous cough. Assessments included measurement of gastric pressure (Pga) and esophageal pressure (Pes) during cough, peak cough flow (PCF), expiratory muscle strength (twitch gastric pressure [TwPga]), and cough compression phase duration (CPD). Subjective perception of cough intensity was assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS). RESULTS: Pes, Pga, and PCF during maximum voluntary cough were significantly greater in patients with chronic cough compared with control subjects (P = .003-.042). There was no difference in TwPga between patients and control subjects. CPD was increased in female patients compared with control subjects (mean ± SD, 0.50 ± 0.22 s vs 0.28 ± 0.17 s; P = .007). Mean ± SD Pes during spontaneous cough was comparable to induced cough (128 ± 28 cm H2 O vs 122 ± 37 cm H2 O, P = .686) but less than maximum voluntary cough (170 ± 46 cm H2 O, P = .020). Median within-subject correlation coefficients between cough intensity VAS and Pes, Pga, and PCF were r = 0.82 to 0.86. CONCLUSIONS: Maximum voluntary cough intensity was increased in patients with chronic cough compared with control subjects. There was no significant difference in expiratory muscle contractility. Further studies should evaluate the compressive phase of cough in more detail. Physiologic measures of cough intensity correlated strongly with subjective perception of intensity in patients with chronic cough and may be relevant objective outcome measures for clinical studies.