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Detection of Peripheral Ventilation Inhomogeneity in Smokers

Author(s) -

D. J. Cotton,

JT Mink,

BL Graham

Publication year - 1997

Publication title -

canadian respiratory journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1916-7245

pISSN - 1198-2241

DOI - 10.1155/1997/234268

Subject(s) - medicine , peripheral , ventilation (architecture) , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , mechanical engineering , engineering

BACKGROUND: In smokers, ‘small airways’ narrowing alters the conventional, vital capacity single breath washout (SBWVC). Although, in some studies, the test predicts smokers at risk of developing chronic airflow limitation, its wide variability partly explains its poor positive predictive value. An alternative explanation for the test’s poor predictive value is that it may not accurately reflect small airway narrowing in the lung periphery

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