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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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Autores principales: Foong, Rachel E., Harper, Alana J., Skoric, Billy, King, Louise, Turkovic, Lidija, Davis, Miriam, Clem, Charles C., Rosenow, Tim, Davis, Stephanie D., Ranganathan, Sarath, Hall, Graham L., Ramsey, Kathryn A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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