ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Forced Oscillation Technique for Monitoring the Respiratory Status of Children with Cystic Fibrosis: A Systematic Review.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Spirometry Versus Forced Oscillation to Assess Lung Function Outcome at 5 Years of Age.Pediatric pulmonology · 2025Trial
- Respiratory Oscillometry and Multimodal Lung Function Assessment of Elexacaftor/Tezacaftor/Ivacaftor Response in Children and Young Adults With Cystic Fibrosis.Pediatric pulmonology · 2026Article
- Application of Forced Oscillation Technique in Assessing Pulmonary Fibrosis in Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome.Advances in respiratory medicine · 2024Article
- Therapeutic Management of Bronchiectasis in Children and Adolescents: A Concise Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Oscillometry in Lung Function Assessment: A Comprehensive Review of Current Insights and Challenges.Cureus · 2023Review
- Bronchiectasis Assessment in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: A Non-Invasive Approach Using Forced Oscillation Technique.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Beneficial short-term effect of autogenic drainage on peripheral resistance in childhood cystic fibrosis disease.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2022Article
- Sinus Disease Grading on Computed Tomography Before and After Modulating Therapy in Adult Patients with Cystic Fibrosis.Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology · 2022Article
- What Is Most Suitable for Children With Cystic Fibrosis-The Relationship Between Spirometry, Oscillometry, and Multiple Breath Nitrogen Washout.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
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Abstract
Spirometry is considered the gold standard method for monitoring lung function of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) but it requires patients' cooperation and therefore it is not useful for the majority of preschool-aged children. Oscillometry is an alternative modality for lung function monitoring that requires minimal cooperation and can be applied in children as young as 3 years of age. Furthermore, it generates lesser aerosol compared to spirometry, an issue that is of considerable importance in the COVID-19 era. The aim of this review was to present the existing clinical data regarding the application of oscillometry in children and adolescents with CF. The method seems to have acceptable feasibility and repeatability. However, there is conflicting data regarding the correlation of oscillometry values with the clinical symptoms of CF patients either in clinically stable or in exacerbation periods. Furthermore, it is not clear to what extent oscillometry measurements correlate with the spirometry indices. Based on current evidence, spirometry cannot be substituted by oscillometry in the monitoring of the respiratory status of children and adolescents with CF.
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