SENSITIVITY OF SPIROMETRIC MEASUREMENTS TO DETECT AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION IN INFANTS

Abstract

Jones MH, Howard J, Davis S, Kisling J, Tepper R. Am J Respir Crit Care Med . 2003;167:1283–1286 To demonstrate the ability of forced expiratory flow (FEF) volume curves from increased lung volumes to discriminate among infants with differing severities of respiratory symptoms and to compare the ability of variables used to quantify the flow volume curves to detect airway obstruction. Infants referred to a pediatric pulmonary clinic were classified into 2 groups. Group 1 patients had previous respiratory symptoms but …