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Forced oscillation technique in infants and young children.
Journal article

Forced oscillation technique in infants and young children.

  • Frey U Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital of Berne, Inselspital, 3010 Berne, Switzerland. urs.frey@insel.ch
  • 2005-11-22
Published in:
  • Paediatric respiratory reviews. - 2005
Acoustics
Child, Preschool
Humans
Infant
Oscillometry
Respiratory Function Tests
Respiratory Mechanics
English Due to its non-invasive character, the forced oscillation technique has gained importance in clinical research in infants and young children. Standardisation has enabled systematic and comparable measurements to be made in different laboratories throughout the world. The theoretical conditions are now fulfilled for use of these techniques in the clinical environment. This review discusses the principles, usefulness and pitfalls of various forced oscillation techniques in a research and clinical environment and the present and future clinical applications in children. It will focus particularly on the role of infant and preschool lung function as forced oscillation only requires minimal cooperation.
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  • English
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