Lung function measurements in children - copsac
Lung function measurements in children - copsac
Lung function measurements in children - copsac
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
Contents<br />
Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................... 4<br />
Abbreviations .................................................................................................................................... 5<br />
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 6<br />
<strong>Lung</strong> <strong>function</strong> techniques <strong>in</strong> <strong>children</strong>........................................................................................... 6<br />
I. Accuracy of Wholebody Plethysmography <strong>in</strong> preschool <strong>children</strong> ........................................... 10<br />
Background ...................................................................................................................................... 10<br />
Quality control of wholebody plethysmography ....................................................................... 10<br />
Aims (study I) .................................................................................................................................. 11<br />
Material ............................................................................................................................................ 11<br />
Study I .......................................................................................................................................... 11<br />
Methods ........................................................................................................................................... 12<br />
Designs......................................................................................................................................... 12<br />
Wholebody Plethysmography ..................................................................................................... 12<br />
Statistical analyses ...................................................................................................................... 15<br />
Ethics............................................................................................................................................ 16<br />
Results .............................................................................................................................................. 16<br />
Center agreement (study I) ......................................................................................................... 16<br />
Normative data (study I) ............................................................................................................. 18<br />
Discussion ........................................................................................................................................ 21<br />
II. -III.<strong>Lung</strong> <strong>function</strong> <strong>measurements</strong> before and after RSV Bronchiolitis ................................... 26<br />
Background ...................................................................................................................................... 26<br />
Respiratory syncytial virus <strong>in</strong>fection <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>fancy ........................................................................ 26<br />
Asthma <strong>in</strong> childhood ................................................................................................................... 27<br />
2