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ERS technical standard on bronchial challenge testing: General considerations and performance of methacholine challenge testsThis international task force report updates general considerations for bronchial challenge testing and the performance of the methacholine challenge test.
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Key paediatric messages from the 2016 European respiratory society international congressHighlight of some of the most interesting abstracts presented at the 2016 ERS International Congress, which was held in London
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Progressive ventilation inhomogeneity in infants with cystic fibrosis after pulmonary infectionThis study aimed to determine how pulmonary inflammation & infection impacts on ventilation distribution throughout early life in people with cystic fibrosis.
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Respiratory function in healthy Emirati children using forced oscillationsForced oscillation technique measurements were feasible in Emirati school-children. New forced oscillation technique reference equation in Emirati children were derived.
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Influence of gestational age on dead space and alveolar ventilation in preterm infants ventilated with volume guaranteeVentilated preterm infant lungs are vulnerable to overdistension and underinflation.
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Reduced forced vital capacity in Aboriginal Australians: Biology or missing evidence?This editorial article addresses chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung function testing in Aboriginal Australians.
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Air travel and the risks of hypoxia in childrenIn infants and children with chronic respiratory disease, hypoxia is a potential risk of aircraft travel.
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Age- and height-based prediction bias in spirometry reference equationsPrediction bias in spirometry reference equations can arise from combining equations for different age groups,...
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Surgical pleth index: Prediction of postoperative pain in children?It was the aim of this study to define a clinically appropriate SPI target to predict moderate-severe postoperative pain in children.
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The global lung function initiative (GLI) network: Bringing the world’s respiratory reference values togetherThe Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) Network has become the largest resource for reference values for routine lung function testing ever assembled.