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Fouzas S, Kogias C, Gioulvanidou M, Bertzouanis A, Chrysochoou EA, Anthracopoulos MΒ, Tsanakas J, Hatziagorou E. Low-frequency oscillometry indices to assess ventilation inhomogeneity in CF patients. Pediatr Pulmonol 2023; 58:3147-3155. [PMID: 37555768 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND The utility of the forced oscillations technique (FOT) in cystic fibrosis (CF) remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to explore the ability of lower-frequency FOT indices, alone and after adjustment for the lung volume, to assess the extent of ventilation inhomogeneity in CF patients with varying disease severity. METHODS Forty-five children, adolescents, and adults with CF (age 6.9-27 years) underwent spirometry, FOT, and nitrogen multiple-breath washout (N2-MBW) measurements. The respiratory resistance and reactance at 5 Hz (Rrs5 and Xrs5, respectively) were recorded, and a novel FOT index, the specific respiratory conductance (sGrs), was computed as the reciprocal of Rrs5 divided by the functional residual capacity. RESULTS The sGrs correlated well with the lung clearance index (LCI) (Spearman's r: -.797), whereas the correlation of Rrs5 and Xrs5 with the LCI, albeit significant, was weaker (r: .643 and -.631, respectively). The sGrs emerged as the most robust predictor of LCI regardless of the severity of lung disease, as reflected by patients' age and lung function measurements. Most importantly, the relationship between sGrs and LCI remained unaffected by lung hyperinflation, as opposed to that of the LCI with the spirometric and standard FOT indices. CONCLUSIONS In CF patients, the FOT indices at 5 Hz and the novel, volume-adjusted parameter sGrs, reflect the extent of lung involvement and the underlying ventilation inhomogeneity in a way comparable to N2-MBW. Future research should explore the role of lower-frequency FOT in assessing the severity and monitoring the progression of CF lung disease.
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- Sotirios Fouzas
- Pediatric Respiratory Unit, Pediatric Department, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
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- Pediatric Respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis Unit, 3rd Paediatric Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Pediatric Respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis Unit, 3rd Paediatric Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Pediatric Respiratory Unit, Pediatric Department, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
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- Pediatric Respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis Unit, 3rd Paediatric Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Pediatric Respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis Unit, 3rd Paediatric Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Pediatric Respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis Unit, 3rd Paediatric Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Holley AB, Boose WD, Perkins M, Sheikh KL, Solomon NP, Dietsch AM, Vossoughi J, Johnson AT, Collen JF. A Rapid, Handheld Device to Assess Respiratory Resistance: Clinical and Normative Evidence. Mil Med 2019; 183:e370-e377. [PMID: 29425367 DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usx224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Revised: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Following reports of respiratory symptoms among service members returning from deployment to South West Asia (SWA), an expert panel recommended pre-deployment spirometry be used to assess disease burden. Unfortunately, testing with spirometry is high cost and time-consuming. The airflow perturbation device (APD) is a handheld monitor that rapidly measures respiratory resistance (APD-Rr) and has promising but limited clinical data. Its speed and portability make it ideally suited for large volume pre-deployment screening. We conducted a pilot study to assess APD performance characteristics and develop normative values. MATERIALS AND METHODS We prospectively enrolled subjects and derived reference equations for the APD from those without respiratory symptoms, pulmonary disease, or tobacco exposure. APD testing was conducted by medical technicians who received a 10-min in-service on its use. A subset of subjects performed spirometry and impulse oscillometry (iOS), administered by trained respiratory therapists. APD measures were compared with spirometry and iOS. RESULTS The total study population included 199 subjects (55.8% males, body mass index 27.7 ± 6.0 kg/m2, age 49.9 ± 18.7 yr). Across the three APD trials, mean inspiratory (APD-Ri), expiratory (APD-Re), and average (APD-Ravg) resistances were 3.30 ± 1.0, 3.69 ± 1.2, and 3.50 ± 1.1 cm H2O/L/s. Reference equations were derived from 142 clinically normal volunteers. Height, weight, and body mass index were independently associated with APD-Ri, APD-Re, and APD-Ravg and were combined with age and gender in linear regression models. APD-Ri, APD-Re, and APD-Ravg were significantly inversely correlated with FEV1 (r = -0.39 to -0.42), FVC (r = -0.37 to -0.40), and FEF25-75 (r = -0.31 to -0.35) and positively correlated with R5 (r = 0.61-0.62), R20 (r = 0.50-0.52), X5 (r = -0.57 to -0.59), and FRES (r = 0.42-0.43). Bland-Altman plots showed that the APD-Rr closely approximates iOS when resistance is normal. CONCLUSION Rapid testing was achieved with minimal training required, and reference equations were constructed. APD-Rr correlated moderately with iOS and weakly with spirometry. More testing is required to determine whether the APD has value for pre- and post-deployment respiratory assessment.
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- Aaron B Holley
- Pulmonary/Sleep and Critical Care Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, 3551 Roger Brooke Dr, San Antonio, TX
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- Respira Medical, Inc. 09 Pinnacle Drive, Suite R, Linthicum, MD
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- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD
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- Engineering and Scientific Research Associates, 2330 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building, College Park, MD
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering University of Maryland, College Park, 2330 Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building College Park, MD
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- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD
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Zaidan MF, Meah S, Duarte A. The Use and Interpretation of Impedance Oscillometry in Pulmonary Disorders. CURRENT PULMONOLOGY REPORTS 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s13665-018-0218-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Johansson EL, Ternesten-Hasséus E, Gustafsson P, Pullerits T, Arvidsson M, Millqvist E. Small and large airway reactions to osmotic stimuli in asthma and chronic idiopathic cough. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2018; 49:112-118. [PMID: 29438818 DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2018.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chronic cough is a common symptom and related to several pulmonary, airway and heart diseases. When all likely medical explanations for the coughing are excluded, there remains a large group of patients with chronic coughing, which is mostly a cough reflex easily triggered by environmental irritants and noxious stimuli. The main aim of this study was to improve the diagnostic ability to differentiate chronic idiopathic cough (CIC) from asthma. METHODS Twenty-three patients with CIC, 16 patients with mild asthma and 21 control participants were included. The study consisted of three randomised bronchial provocations with osmotic stimuli: mannitol, eucapnic dry air and hypertonic saline. At each provocation lung function was assessed by spirometry and impulse oscillometry (IOS). RESULTS In a comparison of the groups, while the FEV1 measurements did not differ, the CIC group had increased airway resistance and reactance after provocation with hypertonic saline compared to the control subjects. After mannitol provocation the patients with asthma had significantly increased airway resistance compared to the controls and from eucapnic dry air provocations these patients had a significant reduction in spirometry values and increased airway resistance compared to both the patients with CIC and the controls. CONCLUSION The asthma group reacted in a predictable way with impaired lung function from osmotic provocations, whereas the patients with CIC demonstrated peripheral airway changes from hypertonic saline, also known to be a noxious stimulus. The IOS method uncovers differences between patients with CIC and control participants that contribute to our ability to provide a correct diagnosis.
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- Ewa-Lena Johansson
- Departments of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Central Hospital, Skovde, Sweden.
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Zaidan MF, Reddy AP, Duarte A. Impedance Oscillometry: Emerging Role in the Management of Chronic Respiratory Disease. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep 2018; 18:3. [PMID: 29380068 DOI: 10.1007/s11882-018-0757-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Chronic respiratory diseases affecting adults and children are widely prevalent, so lung function testing is imperative for diagnosis and management. Spirometry is the traditional standard measure of lung function; however, certain groups of patients are unable to provide accurate and reproducible exhalation maneuvers. Consequently, the impedance oscillometry system (IOS) has been developed as an effort, independent technique to assess airway function in children and the elderly. To better understand this emerging modality, the following review will compare IOS with spirometry, examine the function of the device, provide interpretation strategies, and discuss the evidence supporting its use in adults and children with chronic lung disease. RECENT FINDINGS In a population of symptomatic adults with suspected COPD, impedance oscillometry resistance measurements correlate with FEV1 and lung resistance increases with the severity of airflow limitation. In patients with asthma, IOS is a sensitive measure of airway hyperresponsiveness and bronchodilator response. Impedance oscillometry is evolving as an alternative measure to assess lung function pediatric and adult populations.
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- Mohammed F Zaidan
- Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555, USA
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- Division of Allergy/Immunology, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX, 77555, USA.
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Berger KI, Goldring RM, Oppenheimer BW. Rebuttal From Dr Berger et al. Chest 2016; 148:1137-1138. [PMID: 26020419 DOI: 10.1378/chest.15-1037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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- Kenneth I Berger
- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; André Cournand Pulmonary Physiology Laboratory, Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; André Cournand Pulmonary Physiology Laboratory, Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; André Cournand Pulmonary Physiology Laboratory, Bellevue Hospital, New York, NY
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