Prediction equations for carbon monoxide diffusing capacity of the lung (TL,CO) in healthy Bulgarian children aged 7 to 18 years

S. Mandadzhieva, B. Marinov, S. Kostianev (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)

Source: International Congress 2014 – New aspects of lung function testing in children
Session: New aspects of lung function testing in children
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 193
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
S. Mandadzhieva, B. Marinov, S. Kostianev (Plovdiv, Bulgaria). Prediction equations for carbon monoxide diffusing capacity of the lung (TL,CO) in healthy Bulgarian children aged 7 to 18 years. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 193

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Validation of the global lung function initiative (GLI) spirometry reference equations in school age Spanish children
Source: International Congress 2014 – Paediatric respiratory physiology in health and disease
Year: 2014


Lung growth by lung carbon monoxide diffusing capacity, in healthy children residing at 2240 m above sea level
Source: International Congress 2015 – Respiratory physiology in children: technical and clinical aspects
Year: 2015


Reliability of diffusing capacity of lung carbon monoxide (DLCO) measurements at 2, 4, and 6 minute time intervals in healthy normals
Source: International Congress 2014 – Respiratory function at rest and during exercise
Year: 2014


Adaptation of the GLI- 2012 spirometry reference equations for use in Indian children
Source: International Congress 2014 – New aspects of lung function testing in children
Year: 2014


Global lung function initiative: Reference equations for the transfer factor for carbon monoxide (TLCO)
Source: International Congress 2016 – The best is yet to come in terms of lung function
Year: 2016


Gas exchange in health, lung disease and elite athletes: Diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide in children at rest and with exercise
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –New perspectives of lung function assessment in children
Year: 2013



Non-invasive, non-contact measurement of tidal breathing parameters in children aged 3-17 years using structured light plethysmography (SLP)
Source: International Congress 2015 – Paediatric asthma and allergy: lung function and biomarkers
Year: 2015


Global lung function initiative (GLI) spirometry equations: Comparison of lung function between indigenous Indian and UK-Indian children
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Paediatric respiratory epidemiology: new understandings of lung function, disorders of prematurity and chronic airway diseases
Year: 2013


Lung clearance index (LCI) based on four different alveolar N2 estimates in a large reference population aged 6-86 years
Source: International Congress 2015 – Pathophysiological mechanisms at different scales: lung, airways, muscles and symptom perception
Year: 2015

Influence of gender on lung function outcomes at eleven to fourteen years of age in children born very prematurely
Source: International Congress 2014 – Paediatric respiratory physiology in health and disease
Year: 2014

LCI as an endpoint in COPD: Comparison with healthy controls, using SF6 and nitrogen washout
Source: International Congress 2014 – Respiratory function: quality and new technologies
Year: 2014


Spirometry and multiple breath nitrogen washout (MBNW) before and after cold dry air challenge (CACh) in children and adolescents with asthma
Source: International Congress 2015 – Paediatric asthma and allergy: lung function and biomarkers
Year: 2015


Specific airway resistance in preschool children: Panting vs tidal breathing
Source: International Congress 2014 – Respiratory physiology and sleep disordered breathing in children
Year: 2014


Lung Clearance Index (LCI) and diffusion capacity of the lung (DLCO) in children with rheumatic disease
Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Unusual tools for evaluating obstructive diseases
Year: 2020


Verification of the newest reference values for spirometry in young children
Source: International Congress 2014 – The impact of the Global Lung Initiative (GLI) reference equations and spirometry quality in all ages
Year: 2014


Reference equations for lung function screening of healthy never-smoking adults aged 18-80 years
Source: Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 860-868
Year: 2008



Severity of airflow obstruction using NHANESIII versus ERS/GLI12 prediction equations in Caucasian American pulmonary laboratory patients
Source: International Congress 2014 – The impact of the Global Lung Initiative (GLI) reference equations and spirometry quality in all ages
Year: 2014


Does carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DLCO) effect results of pulmonary rehabilitation?
Source: International Congress 2015 – Latest insights into pulmonary rehabilitation
Year: 2015

Estimated lung age in healthy Mediterranean adults cannot be predicted using reference equations derived from other populations
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –New issues in lung function testing
Year: 2013

Ventilation inhomogeneity in preterm children at school age
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Lung function and sleep studies in children: technical aspects and clinical applications
Year: 2013