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Respiratory function in healthy young children using forced oscillations.
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- Respiratory Impedance Prediction in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Modelling Approach.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- Reference Values for Respiratory Impedance in Bulgarian Children Aged 2-8 Years Using the Forced Oscillation Technique (FOT).Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Feasibility and efficacy of the forced oscillation technique in patients with lysosomal storage diseases.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Intra-breath changes in respiratory mechanics are sensitive to history of respiratory illness in preschool children: the SEPAGES cohort.Respiratory research · 2024Article
- The impact of hormones on lung development and function: an overlooked aspect to consider from early childhood.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Review
- Within-breath oscillometry for identifying exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in pediatric patients reporting symptoms with exercise.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Pseudorandom Noise Forced Oscillation Technique to Assess Lung Function in Prematurely Born Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Forced Oscillation Technique for Monitoring the Respiratory Status of Children with Cystic Fibrosis: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Prenatal exposure to VOCs and NOx and lung function in preschoolers.Pediatric pulmonology · 2020Article
- Indigenous Regression Equations for Forced Oscillation Technique - A Much Needed Affair.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2020Article
- Non-invasive measurements of respiratory system mechanical properties by the forced oscillation technique in spontaneously breathing, mixed-breed, normal term lambs from birth to five months of age.Physiological measurement · 2019Article
- Relationship between respiratory function and need for NIV in childhood SMA.Pediatric pulmonology · 2019Article
- Interdevice agreement in respiratory resistance values by oscillometry in asthmatic children.ERJ open research · 2019Article
- Impulse oscillometry reference values and bronchodilator response in three- to five-year old children living at high altitude.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2019Article
- Prediction equations of forced oscillation technique: the insidious role of collinearity.Respiratory research · 2018Review
- Input oscillometry and the forced oscillation technique for assessing lung function in preschool children with asthma.Pediatric investigation · 2018Review
- Is forced oscillation technique the next respiratory function test of choice in childhood asthma.World journal of methodology · 2017Review
- Respiratory impedance in healthy unsedated South African infants: effects of maternal smoking.Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2015Article
- Novel end points for clinical trials in young children with cystic fibrosis.Expert review of respiratory medicine · 2013Review
- Asthma outcomes: pulmonary physiology.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2012Review
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Abstract
backgroundMonitoring of respiratory function is important in the diagnosis and management of respiratory disease. The forced oscillation technique requires minimal patient cooperation and is ideal for the determination of respiratory function in young children. This study aimed to develop reference ranges and to document the repeatability in healthy young children using commercially available forced oscillation equipment.
methodsThe forced oscillation technique, which uses a pseudo-random noise forcing signal between 4 and 48 Hz, was used to measure respiratory function in healthy young children. Repeatability over a 15 min period was also assessed. Regression equations and standardised Z scores were determined for respiratory resistance (Rrs) and reactance (Xrs) at 6, 8 and 10 Hz.
resultsRespiratory function was obtained in 158 healthy children aged two to seven years and between 92 and 127 cm in height. Oscillatory respiratory mechanics exhibited linear relationships with height. Within-test variability for resistance ranged between 6% and 9% and between 17% and 20% for reactance. Resistance and reactance did not change significantly over a 15 min period.
conclusionsReference ranges for respiratory impedance variables in healthy children aged two to seven years are presented. The short-term repeatability of forced oscillatory variables in this age group is reported, allowing appropriate cut-off values for therapeutic interventions to be defined.
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