TY - JOUR
T1 - Accuracy of whole-body plethysmography requires biological calibration
AU - Poorisrisak, Porntiva
AU - Vrang, Carsten
AU - Henriksen, Jorn Molgaard
AU - Klug, Bent
AU - Hanel, Birgitte
AU - Bisgaard, Hans
PY - 2009/6/1
Y1 - 2009/6/1
N2 - Specific airway resistance (sRaw) measured by whole-body plethysmography in young children is increasingly used in research and clinical practice. The method is precise and feasible. However, there is no available method for calibration of the resistance measure, which raises concern of accuracy. Our aim was to determine the agreement of sRaw measurements in six centers and expand normative sRaw values for nonasthmatic children including these centers.
AB - Specific airway resistance (sRaw) measured by whole-body plethysmography in young children is increasingly used in research and clinical practice. The method is precise and feasible. However, there is no available method for calibration of the resistance measure, which raises concern of accuracy. Our aim was to determine the agreement of sRaw measurements in six centers and expand normative sRaw values for nonasthmatic children including these centers.
U2 - 10.1378/chest.08-1555
DO - 10.1378/chest.08-1555
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 19497894
SN - 0012-3692
VL - 135
SP - 1476
EP - 1480
JO - Chest
JF - Chest
IS - 6
ER -