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New reference ranges for interpreting forced expiratory manoeuvres in infants and implications for clinical interpretation: a multicentre collaboration

Lum, S; Bountziouka, V; Wade, A; Hoo, AF; Kirkby, J; Moreno-Galdo, A; de Mir, I; ... Stocks, J; + view all (2015) New reference ranges for interpreting forced expiratory manoeuvres in infants and implications for clinical interpretation: a multicentre collaboration. Thorax , 71 (3) 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207278. Green open access

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Abstract

The raised volume rapid thoracoabdominal compression (RVRTC) technique is commonly used to obtain full forced expiratory manoeuvres from infants, but reference equations derived from 'in-house' equipment have been shown to be inappropriate for current commercially available devices.

Type: Article
Title: New reference ranges for interpreting forced expiratory manoeuvres in infants and implications for clinical interpretation: a multicentre collaboration
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207278
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207278
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2015 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Thoracic Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Paediatric Lung Disaese, Respiratory Measurement
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Dept
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1472240
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