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Eur Respir J 1997; 10: 2243-2249
Copyright © ERS Journals Ltd 1997

Clinical Trial

The diagnostic capacity of forced oscillation and forced expiration techniques in identifying asthma by isocapnic hyperpnoea of cold air

B Schmekel and HJ Smith

The measurement of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) is often used to assess the effect of bronchial provocations, and deep inspiration is required beforehand. This may briefly alter the bronchial tone in a variable way in some subjects. The forced oscillation technique (FOT) is a test used to characterize the mechanical impedance of the respiratory system, and prior deep inspiration is not required. We tested the hypothesis that measurable bronchoconstriction would occur in all asthmatic subjects stimulated with isocapnic hyperventilation of dry cold air (IHCA). Twenty patients with mild asthma and nine healthy controls were exposed to IHCA, at 70% of their maximal voluntary ventilatory capacity for 4 min and the results were assessed both by applying the FOT and by measuring FEV1. Optimal cut-off levels were defined by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses of the changes in respiratory resistance and reactance at 5-35 Hz, resonant frequency (fres) and FEV1. A positive result was present in the asthmatics when measured by FOT, and using ROC analyses the discriminative capacity to correctly diagnose asthma was greatest for responses in fres; the sensitivity was 89% and the specificity 100%. The sensitivity of FEV1 to correctly diagnose asthma was only 73%, and the specificity 88%. In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that the use of forced expiratory volume in one second for bronchial provocation tests by isocapnic hyperventilation of dry cold air may be misleading and that the bronchoconstriction thus elicited is measured with greater sensitivity and specificity by the forced oscillation technique than by forced expiratory volume in one second.


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