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PMID: 20967846 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Several techniques have been applied to measure airway responsiveness (AR) in infants, but there are limited data on lung function changes measured by body plethysmography during induced bronchoconstriction. The aim of this study was to compare changes in maximum forced expiratory flow measured at functional residual capacity (V'(maxFRC) ) by rapid thoracoabdominal compression (RTC) technique with plethysmographic measurements of specific airway conductance (sG(aw) ), and to investigate whether changes in functional residual capacity (FRC) occur during methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction in infants. We examined 94 infants with recurrent airway symptoms using methacholine airway challenge test including RTC and plethysmographic measurements. A significant association between changes in V'(maxFRC) and sG(aw) (r = 0.30; P = 0.004) was observed, but after adjustments with baseline variability the changes in V'(maxFRC) were greater and showed a closer association with changes in oxygen saturation. At the point of maximal airway obstruction, there was a poor agreement between V'(maxFRC) and sG(aw) to indicate a significant methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction. Airway challenge was also associated with a significant increase in FRC (P < 0.001), with decreasing V'(maxFRC) . We conclude that in infants undergoing airway challenge with methacholine, plethysmographic measurements of sG(aw) correlate with the changes in V(maxFRC) , but the agreement is poor and the methods cannot be used interchangeably. V(maxFRC) is also more sensitive to detect airway obstruction than sG(aw) . However, methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction was associated with significant increases in FRC, which may affect the validity of V(maxFRC) measurements during the test. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2011; 46:362-368. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
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L Pekka Malmberg; Lauri von Wright; Anne Kotaniemi-Syrjänen; Kristiina Malmström; Anna S Pelkonen; Mika J Mäkelä |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-10-21 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Pediatric pulmonology Volume: 46 ISSN: 1099-0496 ISO Abbreviation: Pediatr. Pulmonol. Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-03-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8510590 Medline TA: Pediatr Pulmonol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 362-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc. |
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Department of Allergy, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. pekka.malmberg@hus.fi. |
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