Reliable interpretation of pulmonary function results relies on the availability of appropriate
reference data to help distinguish between health and disease and to assess the severity …

Rationale: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III)
reference is currently recommended for interpreting spirometry results, but it is limited by the …

Pulmonary function testing is useful for the diagnosis and management of a variety of
pulmonary conditions, and the most commonly obtained component is spirometry …

Rationale. In 2007 the American Thoracic Society (ATS) recommended guidelines for
acceptability and repeatability for assessing spirometry in preschool children. The authors …

Introducción actualmente no existen valores de referencia de espirometría forzada en
preescolares sanos obtenidos según las recomendaciones publicadas por la American …

Recent developments in pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in preschool children (2–5 years of
age) have meant that objective assessments of respiratory function are now possible for this …

Background Comparisons of the technical acceptability of spirometry and impulse
oscillometry (IOS) and clinical correlations of the measurements have not been well studied …

Specific knowledge on paediatric physiology and adapted material are necessary to perform
pulmonary function testing (PFT) with reliable results in young children (2–6 years). During …

Spirometry is a well‐known technique for evaluating pulmonary function, but few studies
have focused on preschool children. The aim of this study was to determine reference …

Objective: Despite its increasing prevalence, diagnosis of asthma in children remains
problematic due to their difficulties in producing repeatable spirometric maneuvers …