Pressure oscillation amplitude after interruption of tidal breathing as an index of change in airway mechanics in preschool children

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 420-425

  Bridge, Peter D ^a   Wertheim, David ^b   Jackson, Andrew C ^c   McKenzie, Sheila A ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway mechanics; Amplitude analysis; Bronchodilator response; Interrupter technique; Preschool asthma; Pressure oscillations

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CURVE FITTING; DEVICE; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG PRESSURE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; MOUTH PRESSURE TIME TRANSIENT; OSCILLATION; PARAMETER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNIQUE; TIDAL VOLUME;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ALBUTEROL; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 27544462383     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20267     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Cane RS, Ranganathan SC, McKenzie SA. What do parents of wheezy children understand by "wheeze"? Arch Dis Child 2000;82:327-332.
2. British guidelines on the management of asthma. British Thoracic Society; Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network. Thorax [Suppl] 2003;58:1-94.
3. int) in preschool children in the ambulatory setting. Eur Respir J 1999;13:792-796.
4. Frey U, Schibler A, Kraemer R. Pressure oscillations after flow interruption in relation to lung mechanics. Respir Physiol 1995;102:225-237.
5. Jackson AC, Milhorn HT Jr, Norman JR. A reevaluation of the interrupter technique for airway resistance measurement. J Appl Physiol 1974;36:264-268.
6. Bates JH, Sly PD, Kochi T, Martin JG. The effect of a proximal compliance on interrupter measurements of resistance. Respir Physiol 1987;70:301-312.
7. Bates JH, Baconnier P, Milic-Emili J. A theoretical analysis of interrupter technique for measuring respiratory mechanics. J Appl Physiol 1988;64:2204-2214.
8. Clements JA, Sharp JT, Johnson RP, Elam JO. Estimation of pulmonary resistance by repetitive interruption of airflow. J Clin Invest 1959;38:1262-1270.
9. Sly PD, Bates JH. Computer analysis of physical factors affecting the use of the interrupter technique in infants. Pediatr Pulmonol 1988;4:219-224.
10. Romero PV, Sato J, Shardonofsky F, Bates JH. High-frequency characteristics of respiratory mechanics determined by flow interruption. J Appl Physiol 1990;69:1682-1688.
11. Frey U, Kraemer R. Interrelationship between postocclusional oscillatory pressure transients and standard lung function in healthy and asthmatic children. Pediatr Pulmonol 1995;19:379-388.
12. Frey U, Kraemer R. Oscillatory pressure transients after flow interruption during bronchial challenge test in children. Eur Respir J 1997;10:75-81.
13. McKenzie SA, Chan E, Dundas I, Bridge PD, Pao CS, Mylonopoulou M, Healy MJ. Airway resistance measured by the interrupter technique: normative data for 2-10 year olds of three ethnicities. Arch Dis Child 2002;87:248-251.
14. Bridge PD, McKenzie SA. Airway resistance measured by the interrupter technique: expiration or inspiration, mean or median? Eur Respir J 2001;17:495-498.
15. Lombardi E, Sly PD, Concutelli G, Novembre E, Veneruso G, Frongia G, Bernardini R, Vierucci A. Reference values of interrupter respiratory resistance in healthy preschool white children. Thorax 2001;56:691-695.
16. Merkus PJ, Mijnsbergen JY, Hop WC, de Jongste JC. Interrupter resistance in preschool children: measurement characteristics and reference values. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001;163:1350-1355.
17. Klug B, Bisgaard H. Specific airway resistance, interrupter resistance, and respiratory impedance in healthy children aged 2-7 years. Pediatr Pulmonol 1998;25:322-331.
18. Edler R, Wertheim D, Greenhill D. Outcome measurement in the correction of mandibular asymmetry. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2004;125:435-443.
19. Phagoo SB, Wilson NM, Silverman M. Evaluation of a new interrupter device for measuring bronchial responsiveness and the response to bronchodilator in 3 year old children. Eur Respir J 1996;9:1374-1380.
20. Phagoo SB, Wilson NM, Silverman M. Evaluation of the interrupter technique for measuring change in airway resistance in 5-year-old asthmatic children. Pediatr Pulmonol 1995;20:387-395.
21. McKenzie SA, Bridge PD, Healy MJ. Airway resistance and atopy in preschool children with wheeze and cough. Eur Respir J 2000;15:833-838.
22. Carter ER, Stecenko AA, Pollock BH, Jaeger MJ. Evaluation of the interrupter technique for the use of assessing airway obstruction in children. Pediatr Pulmonol 1994;17:211-217.
23. Oswald-Mammosser M, Llerena C, Speich JP, Donata L, Lonsdorfer J. Measurements of respiratory system resistance by the interrupter technique in healthy and asthmatic children. Pediatr Pulmonol 1997;24:78-85.