Single-breath test in lateral decubitus reflects function of single lungs grafted for emphysema

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 834-838

  Van Muylem, Alain ^a   Scillia, Pietro ^a   Knoop, Christiane ^a   Paiva, Manuel ^b   Estenne, Marc ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis obliterans; Lung transplantation; Ventilation distribution

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG VENTILATION; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE BREATH NITROGEN TEST; BREATH ANALYSIS; BREATHING; EVALUATION; EXHALATION; LUNG; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPINE POSITION; VITAL CAPACITY;

BREATH TESTS; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGEN; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPINE POSITION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 33645803196     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01307.2005     Document Type: Article

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