Open AccessMultiple Breath Washout Is Feasible in the Clinical Setting and Detects Abnormal Lung Function in Infants and Young Children with Cystic Fibrosis
Author(s) -
Mirjam Stahl,
Cornelia Joachim,
Kerstin Blessing,
Susanne Hämmerling,
Olaf Sommerburg,
Philipp Latzin,
Marcus Mall
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000357075
Subject(s) - medicine , cystic fibrosis , chloral hydrate , gastroenterology , lung , lung function , anesthesia
Cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease starts in the first months of life often before the onset of clinical symptoms. Multiple breath washout (MBW) detects abnormal lung function in infants and young children in the laboratory setting.
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