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The clinical utility of lung clearance index in early cystic fibrosis lung disease is not impacted by the number of multiple-breath washout trials
The lung clearance index (LCI) from the multiple-breath washout (MBW) test is a promising surveillance tool for pre-school children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Current guidelines for MBW testing recommend that three acceptable trials are required. However, success rates to achieve these criteria are...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5912932/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29707562 http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00094-2017 |