Multiple-Breath Washout Outcome Measures in Adults with Bronchiectasis

• Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society Vol. 19; no. 9; pp. 1489 - 1497
• Main Authors: O’Neill, Katherine, Lakshmipathy, Gokul R., Neely, Curtis, Cosgrove, Denise, Ferguson, Kathryn, McLeese, Rebecca, Hill, Adam T., Loebinger, Michael R., Carroll, Mary, Chalmers, James D., Gatheral, Timothy, Johnson, Chris, De Soyza, Anthony, Hurst, John R., Bradbury, Ian, Elborn, Joseph S., Bradley, Judy M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Thoracic Society 01.09.2022
• Subjects: Adult; Bronchiectasis - diagnostic imaging; Cross-Sectional Studies; Forced Expiratory Volume; Humans; Lung - diagnostic imaging; Lung diseases; Nitrogen; Original Research; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Respiration; Respiratory Function Tests; Ventilation; United Kingdom > UK; multiple breath washout; bronchiectasis; lung function

Lung clearance index (LCI) has good intravisit repeatability with better sensitivity in detecting lung disease on computed tomography scan compared with forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV ) in adults with bronchiectasis. Alternative multiple-breath washout parameters have not been systematica...