BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Inspired and expired lung volumes measured by spirometry
are useful for detecting, characterising and quantifying the severity of lung disease. …

BACKGROUND ⇓ In preparing the joint statements on lung function testing for the American
Thoracic Society (ATS) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS), it was agreed by the …

Background Evidence suggests lungs as the organ most affected by coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19). The literature on previous coronavirus infections reports that patients may …

… Burgos, R. Casaburi, A. Coates, R. … Brusasco: Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova,
Italy; F. Burgos: Hospital Clinic Villarroel, Barcelona, Spain; R. Casaburi: Harbor UCLA Medical …

BACKGROUND This section is written to provide guidance in interpreting pulmonary function
tests (PFTs) to medical directors of hospital-based laboratories that perform PFTs, and …

… in F A,Tr to calculate V A (table 5⇓). However, no adjustment for the increase in alveolar
inspired CO fraction at time t (F A,CO,t ) and F A,Tr … (F A,CO,0 /F A,CO,t ) and therefore cancels. …

… as follows, where F ACO 2 is the fraction of carbon dioxide in the alveolar sample. If no
measurement of F ACO 2 is available then a value of 0.05 may be assumed. Embedded Image …

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of personalized prehabilitation on
postoperative complications in high-risk patients undergoing elective major abdominal …

Spirometry is the main pulmonary function test and is essential for the evaluation and
monitoring of respiratory diseases. Its utility transcends the field of Respiratory Medicine, is …

The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) prediction equations exemplify a significant
effort carried out approximately 15 yrs ago to provide uniform standards for lung function …