Poor standardisation of plethysmographic specific airways resistance measurement despite widespread use
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Poor standardisation of plethysmographic specific airways resistance measurement despite widespread use.
Plethysmographic specific airways resistance (sRaw) has remained the most recognised measure of airway resistance for almost 60 years [1]. Studies in both adults and children (including preschoolers) suggest clinical utility across important obstructive lung diseases [2–5]. Measurement protocols based on rapid panting or tidal breathing exist, and are incorporated into many current commercial p...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00377-2015