Feasibility and challenges of using multiple breath washout in COPD

BACKGROUND: Lung clearance index (LCI), derived from multiple-breath washout (MBW), is a well-established assessment of ventilation inhomogeneity in cystic fibrosis but has not been widely applied in other conditions characterized by heterogeneous airways disease, such as COPD. The aim of this study...

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Autores principales: Bell, Alan S, Lawrence, Philip J, Singh, Dave, Horsley, Alexander
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6044337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30022817
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S164285

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6044337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30022817
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S164285

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