The differing physiology of nitrogen and tracer gas multiple-breath washout techniques

BACKGROUND: Multiple-breath washout techniques are increasingly used to assess lung function. The principal statistic obtained is the lung clearance index (LCI), but values obtained for LCI using the nitrogen (N(2))-washout technique are higher than those obtained using an exogenous tracer gas such...

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Autores principales: Sandhu, Dominic, Ritchie, Grant A.D., Robbins, Peter A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2021
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Original Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8053910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33898618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00858-2020

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8053910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33898618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00858-2020

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