Effect of different breathing aids on ventilation distribution in adults with cystic fibrosis.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: We investigated the effect of different breathing aids on ventilation distribution in healthy adults and subjects with cystic fibrosis (CF). METHODS: In 11 healthy adults and 9 adults with CF electrical impedance tomography measurements were performed during spontaneous br...

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Main Authors: Markus Wettstein, Lorenz Radlinger, Thomas Riedel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4164356?pdf=render