Pulmonary Function Tests in the Evaluation of Early Lung Disease in Cystic Fibrosis

• Published in: Journal of clinical medicine Vol. 12; no. 14; p. 4735
• Main Authors: Walicka-Serzysko, Katarzyna, Postek, Magdalena, Borawska-Kowalczyk, Urszula, Milczewska, Justyna, Sands, Dorota
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 17.07.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Airway management; Analysis; Antibiotics; Care and treatment; Children & youth; Clinical medicine; Cooperation; Cystic fibrosis; Diagnosis; Lung diseases; Lungs; Nitrogen; Pediatrics; Pulmonary function tests; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Respiratory system; Spirometry; Poland; Germany; early lung disease; pulmonary exacerbation; CFQ-R; spirometry; cystic fibrosis; lung clearance index; HRQOL; impulse oscillometry; pulmonary function test

Background: Properly evaluating respiratory system dysfunction is essential in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). This prospective study aimed to assess the course of early lung disease based on multiple breath nitrogen washout (MBNW), impulse oscillometry (IOS), and conventional techniques, such a...