Official ERS technical standards: Global Lung Function Initiative reference values for the carbon monoxide transfer factor for Caucasians

S Stanojevic, BL Graham, BG Cooper… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
There are numerous reference equations available for the single-breath transfer factor of the
lung for carbon monoxide (T LCO); however, it is not always clear which reference set …

Standardisation and application of the single-breath determination of nitric oxide uptake in the lung

GS Zavorsky, CCW Hsia, JMB Hughes… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Diffusing capacity of the lung for nitric oxide (D LNO), otherwise known as the transfer factor,
was first measured in 1983. This document standardises the technique and application of …

The DLNO/DLCO ratio: physiological significance and clinical implications

JMB Hughes, AT Dinh-Xuan - Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract DL NO/DL CO directly measures the ratio of the diffusing capacities of the lung for
nitric oxide (NO) and carbon monoxide (CO). In terms of the Roughton and Forster (1957) …

[HTML][HTML] Alterations in respiratory function test three months after hospitalisation for COVID-19 pneumonia: value of determining nitric oxide diffusion

M Núñez-Fernández, C Ramos-Hernández… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Three to four months after hospitalisation for COVID-19 pneumonia, the most frequently
described alteration in respiratory function tests (RFTs) is decreased carbon monoxide …

Lung Diffusing Capacities (DL) for Nitric Oxide (NO) and Carbon Monoxide (CO): The Evolving Story

C DR Borland, JM B. Hughes - Comprehensive Physiology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Nitric oxide and carbon monoxide diffusing capacities (DLNO and DLCO) obey Fick's First
Law of Diffusion and the basic principles of chemical kinetic theory. NO gas transfer is …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution and long‑term respiratory sequelae after severe COVID-19 pneumonia: nitric oxide diffusion measurement value

M Núñez-Fernández, C Ramos-Hernández… - Respiratory …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction There are no published studies assessing the evolution of combined
determination of the lung diffusing capacity for both nitric oxide and carbon monoxide …

Reference equations for pulmonary diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide and nitric oxide in adult Caucasians

M Munkholm, JL Marott… - European …, 2018 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The aim of this study was to determine reference equations for the combined measurement
of diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (CO) and nitric oxide (NO)(D LCONO) …

Enhanced thermoelectric properties of polymer/inorganic bulk composites through EG treatment and spark plasma sintering processing

K Wei, GS Nolas - Scripta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Doping and consolidation processing of poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene
sulfonate (PEDOT: PSS) were investigated in an effort to improve the thermoelectric …

Can the measurement of pulmonary diffusing capacity for nitric oxide replace the measurement of pulmonary diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide?

GS Zavorsky, I van der Lee - Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Pulmonary diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) has been an important
pulmonary function test used since the 1950's. It measures the uptake of CO from the …

Mechanisms of gas transfer impairment utilizing nitric oxide following severe COVID‐19 pneumonitis

LM Seccombe, D Heath, CS Farah… - Physiological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reduced carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DLCO) is common after recovery from severe
COVID‐19 pneumonitis. The extent to which this relates to alveolar membrane dysfunction …