Jornal de pediatria
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Jornal de pediatria · Nov 2012
Comparative StudyVolumetric capnography as a tool to detect early peripheric lung obstruction in cystic fibrosis patients.
To compare spirometry and volumetric capnography (VCap) to determine if the capnographic values add more information about early lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. ⋯ Compared to the controls, all studied CF patients showed an increase in phase III slope/Ve values. VCap identified the heterogeneity of the ventilation distribution in the peripheral airways of CF patients who presented normal spirometry.