Combined diffusing capacity for nitric oxide and carbon monoxide as predictor of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome following lung transplantation

Abstract Background There is a need for non-invasive parameters that are sensitive to the development of the bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) in lung transplantation (LTx) patients. We studied whether the pulmonary diffusing capacity for inhaled nitric oxide is capable of detecting BOS stages...

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Main Authors: Anna Winkler, Kathrin Kahnert, Jürgen Behr, Claus Neurohr, Nikolaus Kneidinger, Rudolf Hatz, Holger Dressel, Thomas Radtke, Rudolf A. Jörres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Respiratory Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-018-0881-1