Spirometry in children with asthma and/or allergic rhinitis: comparison of FEF25-75% with the standard measures

Eke Gungor H., Sahiner Ü. M., Altuner Torun Y.

MINERVA PEDIATRICA, cilt.71, sa.2, ss.103-109, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 71 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.23736/s0026-4946.16.04267-5
  • Dergi Adı: MINERVA PEDIATRICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.103-109
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Diagnosis, Rhinitis, allergic, Asthma, Child, Spirometry, Bronchial hyper-reactivity
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND: Forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of vital capacity (FEF25-75%), a spirometric measure of small airways, may predict the presence of airway responsiveness both in asthmatics and in allergic rhinitis (AR). We aimed to search the correlation between FEF25-75% and standard measures of spirometry (forced expiratory volume in the first second [FEV1%] and FEV1/FVC [forced vital capacity]) in different clinical conditions, that is in children with asthma, in children with asthma and AR, in children with AR and in healthy children.