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ArticlePloS one2015

Respiratory Function in Healthy Taiwanese Infants: Tidal Breathing Analysis, Passive Mechanics, and Tidal Forced Expiration.

Shen-Hao Lai, Sui-Ling Liao, Tsung-Chieh Yao, Ming-Han Tsai, Man-Chin Hua, Kuo-Wei Yeh, Jing-Long Huang

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shen-Hao LaiDepartment of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Sui-Ling LiaoDepartment of Pediatrics, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Tsung-Chieh YaoDepartment of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Ming-Han TsaiDepartment of Pediatrics, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Man-Chin HuaDepartment of Pediatrics, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Kuo-Wei YehDepartment of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Jing-Long HuangDepartment of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chang Gung University · TWChang Gung Memorial Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough infant lung function (ILF) testing is widely practiced in developed Western countries it is not typically performed in Eastern countries, and lung measurements are scarce for Asian infants. Therefore, this study aimed to establish normal reference values for Taiwanese infants. MATERIALS AND

methodsFull-term infants without any chronic diseases and major anomalies were enrolled in the Prediction of Allergies in Taiwanese Children (PATCH) cohort study. Detailed medical data, such as body weight and length, birth history, and histories of previous illness and hospitalization were recorded. Lung function measurements such as analysis of tidal breathing, passive respiratory mechanics, and forced tidal expiratory flow-volume curves were obtained through Jaeger Masterscreen BabyBody Paediatrics System. Multiple linear analyses were performed to determine various parameters of the lung function tests.

resultsILF test parameters were collected from 126 infants, and 189 tests were performed. The results revealed that the ratio of time to peak expiratory flow to total expiratory time, the ratio of volume to peak expiratory flow to total expiratory volume, and the ratio of inspiratory time to total respiratory time remained relatively constant despite differences in age. However, body length is the strongest independent variable influencing tidal volume, respiratory rate, resistance, compliance, and maximal expiratory flow at functional residual capacity.

conclusionAccording to our review of relevant literature, this is the first study to establish a reference data of ILF tests in the Asian population. This study provided reference values and regression equations for several variables of lung function measurements in healthy infants aged less than 2 years. With these race-specific reference data, ILF can more precisely and efficiently diagnose respiratory diseases in infants of Chinese ethnicity.

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Respiratory Function TestsChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesDemographyFemaleFunctional Residual CapacityHumansInfantLungMaleRespirationTaiwanTidal Volume

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