Lung clearance index is reproducible and close to normal in stable cystic fibrosis patients post bilateral lung transplant

N. Bell, A. Horsley, K. Macleod, P. Reid, A. Greening, P. Corris, J. A. Innes, A. Fisher (Edinburgh, Newcastle, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Human and experimental lung transplantation: novel findings
Session: Human and experimental lung transplantation: novel findings
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2244
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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N. Bell, A. Horsley, K. Macleod, P. Reid, A. Greening, P. Corris, J. A. Innes, A. Fisher (Edinburgh, Newcastle, United Kingdom). Lung clearance index is reproducible and close to normal in stable cystic fibrosis patients post bilateral lung transplant. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 2244

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