Multiple breath washout testing in adults with pulmonary disease and healthy controls – can fewer measurements eventually be more?

Multiple breath washout testing in adults with pulmonary disease and healthy controls – can fewer measurements eventually be more?

Abstract Background Multiple breath washout (MBW) became a valuable research tool assessing ventilation heterogeneity. However, routine clinical application still faces several challenges. Deriving MBW parameters from three technically acceptable measurements according to current recommendations pro...

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Main Authors: Frederik Trinkmann, Johannes Götzmann, Daniel Saur, Michele Schroeter, Katharina Roth, Ksenija Stach, Martin Borggrefe, Joachim Saur, Ibrahim Akin, Julia D. Michels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Multiple breath washout
Lung clearance index
Duplicate measurements
Pulmonary disease
Adults
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0543-y

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