Advances of infant body plethysmography
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2014.04.009
- VernacularTitle:婴幼儿体描仪研究进展
- Author:
Xuemei WANG
;
Jian LUO
;
Zhou FU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Body plethysmography;
Infant;
Functional residual capacity;
Airway resistance;
Reference values
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2014;(4):369-372
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Recently,commercialized infant body plethysmography has been widely used in clinic and re-search,especially with the publication of recommendation for this equipment and methodology. As the most valu-able equipment in measuring airway resistance and lung volume,infant body plethysmography can show series of valuable data on lung function,which is important in assessing pulmonary growth and development,evaluating respiratory mechanics and helping diagnose disease. However,the application of infant body plethysmography in clinic and physiology measurements is still limited by the effectivity of this equipment and appropriate reference values. This review is to introduce body plethysmography in infants,describe frequently-used data of lung func-tion,and discuss its potential clinical significance and availability of reference values.
