Lung clearance index in adults with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis.

BACKGROUND: Lung clearance index (LCI) is a measure of abnormal ventilation distribution derived from the multiple breath inert gas washout (MBW) technique. We aimed to determine the clinical utility of LCI in non-CF bronchiectasis, and to assess two novel MBW parameters that distinguish between inc...

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Auteurs principaux: Gonem, S, Scadding, A, Soares, M, Singapuri, A, Gustafsson, P, Ohri, C, Range, S, Brightling, C, Pavord, I, Horsley, A, Siddiqui, S
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: 2014