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ReviewEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2022

Clinical significance and applications of oscillometry.

David A Kaminsky, Shannon J Simpson, Kenneth I Berger, Peter Calverley, Pedro L de Melo, Ronald Dandurand, Raffaele L Dellacà, Claude S Farah, Ramon Farré, Graham L Hall and 13 more

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Review in European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 136 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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136citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
44.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07207720 completednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Respiratory Oscillometry - Establishing Reference Values in Polish Children and Adolescents Aged 3-18 Years (OSCILLONiCA-PL-Kids)

TypeobservationalSponsorMedical University of GdanskRan2023 to 2025Enrolled2,000ConditionsHealthy, Pulmonary Function Test
NCT07364188 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Bronchodilator Response in COPD and Asthma: Correlation Between Spirometry, IOS Indices, and Dyspnea Relief

TypeobservationalSponsorAllergi- og Lungeklinikken, ElsinoreRan2026 to 2027Enrolled120ConditionsAsthma Bronchiale, COPD, Bronchodilation, SpirometryArmsBronchodilator
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

136 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 224 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors at 17 institutions in 11 countries.

David A KaminskyDept of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA.
Shannon J SimpsonChildren's Lung Health, Telethon Kids Institute, School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Kenneth I BergerDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, NYU School of Medicine and André Cournand Pulmonary Physiology Laboratory, Belleuve Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Peter CalverleyInstitute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Pedro L de MeloDept of Physiology, Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory, Institute of Biology and Faculty of Engineering, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2081-6619
Ronald DandurandLakeshore General Hospital, Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada.
Raffaele L DellacàDipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria - DEIB, Politecnico di Milano University, Milan, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3672-4591
Claude S FarahDept of Respiratory Medicine, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2489-227X
Ramon FarréUnitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain.
Graham L HallChildren's Lung Health, Telethon Kids Institute, School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia.
Iulia IoanDept of Paediatric Lung Function Testing, Children's Hospital, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4180-9805
Charles G IrvinDept of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA.
David W KaczkaDepts of Anaesthesia, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA david.kaminsky@uvm.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4378-5242
Gregory G KingDept of Respiratory Medicine and Airway Physiology and Imaging Group, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia.
Hajime KurosawaDept of Occupational Health, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Enrico LombardiPaediatric Pulmonary Unit, Meyer Paediatric University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Geoffrey N MaksymSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
François MarchalDept of Paediatric Lung Function Testing, Children's Hospital, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
Ellie OostveenDept of Respiratory Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital and University of Antwerp, Belgium.
Beno W OppenheimerDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, NYU School of Medicine and André Cournand Pulmonary Physiology Laboratory, Belleuve Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Paul D RobinsonWoolcock Institute of Medical Research, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia.
Maarten van den BergeDept of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Cindy ThamrinWoolcock Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3284-3558
Développement, Adaptation et HandicapThe Kids Research Institute Australia · AUThe University of Sydney · AUUniversity of Vermont · USCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias · ESConcord Repatriation General Hospital · AUDalhousie University · CAMcGill University Health Centre · CAMeyer Children's Hospital · ITPolitecnico di Milano · ITTohoku University · JPUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro · BRUniversity Medical Center Groningen · NLUniversity of Antwerp · BEUniversity of Iowa · USUniversity of Liverpool · GBWoolcock Institute of Medical Research · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently, "Technical standards for respiratory oscillometry" was published, which reviewed the physiological basis of oscillometric measures and detailed the technical factors related to equipment and test performance, quality assurance and reporting of results. Here we present a review of the clinical significance and applications of oscillometry. We briefly review the physiological principles of oscillometry and the basics of oscillometry interpretation, and then describe what is currently known about oscillometry in its role as a sensitive measure of airway resistance, bronchodilator responsiveness and bronchial challenge testing, and response to medical therapy, particularly in asthma and COPD. The technique may have unique advantages in situations where spirometry and other lung function tests are not suitable, such as in infants, neuromuscular disease, sleep apnoea and critical care. Other potential applications include detection of bronchiolitis obliterans, vocal cord dysfunction and the effects of environmental exposures. However, despite great promise as a useful clinical tool, we identify a number of areas in which more evidence of clinical utility is needed before oscillometry becomes routinely used for diagnosing or monitoring respiratory disease.

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Airway ResistanceAsthmaHumansOscillometryRespiratory Function TestsSpirometry

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PMID35140105
PMCPMC9488764
OpenAlexW4210873721

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