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07.09.2022 | Editorial Commentary
Do Repeated Spirometry Maneuvers Affect Respiratory Mechanics? Resistance Is Not Futile
verfasst von:
Ajay S. Kasi, Lokesh Guglani
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Pediatrics
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Ausgabe 12/2022
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Excerpt
Spirometry is a commonly performed clinical test for evaluating and monitoring patients with various respiratory symptoms or conditions, and it can be helpful to discern basic patterns of lung disease. The test involves the use of forced exhalation maneuvers where the measured exhaled volumes and flow rates reflect airway size. Even though the concept of spirometry was developed by John Hutchinson in 1840s [
1], the focus remained on the measurement of the forced vital capacity (FVC) and the maximum breathing capacity test [
2]. The forced expiratory maneuver was first described more than a century later by Tiffeneau and Pinelli [
3]. This was followed by the work of Gaensler [
4] where the concept of measurement of the forced expired volume as a fraction of the FVC was introduced. Subsequent technological advancements in spirometry equipment (such as the use of pneumotachographs and computers) has led to the widespread use of spirometry as we know it today. …
