TY - JOUR T1 - Executive Summary: 2017 ERS/ATS standards for single-breath carbon monoxide uptakeĀ inĀ the lung JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.E0016-2016 VL - 49 IS - 1 SP - 16E0016 AU - Brian L. Graham AU - Vito Brusasco AU - Felip Burgos AU - Brendan G. Cooper AU - Robert Jensen AU - Adrian Kendrick AU - Neil R. MacIntyre AU - Bruce R. Thompson AU - Jack Wanger Y1 - 2017/01/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/49/1/16E0016.abstract N2 - This document summarises an update to the European Respiratory Society (ERS)/American Thoracic Society (ATS) technical standards for single-breath carbon monoxide uptake in the lung that was last updated in 2005. The full standards are also available online as https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00016-2016. The major changes in these technical standards relate to DLCO measurement with systems using rapidly responding gas analysers for carbon monoxide and the tracer gas, which are now the most common type of DLCO instrumentation being manufactured. Technical improvements and the increased capability afforded by these new systems permit enhanced measurement of DLCO and the opportunity to include other optional measures of lung function.Summary of updated technical standards for measuring DLCO (TLCO) including the use of rapid gas analyser systems http://ow.ly/TQVG305g3Zq ER -