How “healthy” should children be when selecting reference samples for spirometry?

Lum Sooky, Bountziouka Vassiliki, Sonnappa Samatha, Cole Tim J., Bonner Rachel, Stocks Janet

Source: Eur Respir J 2015; 45: 1576-1581
Journal Issue: June
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

Congress or journal article abstractFull text journal articlePDF journal article, handout or slides

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
Lum Sooky, Bountziouka Vassiliki, Sonnappa Samatha, Cole Tim J., Bonner Rachel, Stocks Janet. How “healthy” should children be when selecting reference samples for spirometry?. Eur Respir J 2015; 45: 1576-1581

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:
A comparison of the different spirometric reference values being used in Filipino children
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 13s
Year: 2001

Spirometric reference values for Italian children
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - New insights in paediatric respiratory physiology
Year: 2011

The reference values of volumetric capnography in the healthy adults
Source: Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 181s
Year: 2007

Which assessment methods register higher values of peak cough flow in healthy subjects?
Source: International Congress 2019 – New views on testing and training of respiratory muscles
Year: 2019

Spirometric pulmonary function in healthy children. What degree of physical training our children need?
Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 376s
Year: 2004

ECCS/ERS reference values for spirometry – are they still applicable?
Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 185s
Year: 2004

Revised historical spirometry reference ranges are reflective of contemporary healthy spirometry values
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Beyond spirometry: the skills behind lung function testing
Year: 2008

International reference ranges for spirometry for young children
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Crossroads between paediatric respiratory physiology and epidemiology
Year: 2007


Validation of multiple breath washout technology in healthy children and children with CF
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - New understanding of childhood lung disease through physiological measurement
Year: 2012

Strict exclusion criteria do not apply for healthy respiratory impedance reference ranges in pre-school aged children
Source: International Congress 2017 – Assessing the impact of respiratory and sleep problems in children
Year: 2017

Reference values for spirometry in healthy subjects 17 to 25 years
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Predicting the future: the impact of reference values on a range of respiratory paramaters
Year: 2012


The appropriateness of spirometric reference values for Norwegian adolescents
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Advances in lung function from infancy to adolescence
Year: 2010


Reference values for lung function testing using spirometry and Impulse oscillometry in healthy preschool-aged children in Korea
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Advances in lung function from infancy to adolescence
Year: 2010

Spirometric measurement of inspiratory capacity in normal subjects: are the available references values useful?
Source: Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 380s
Year: 2002

The race for healthy lung starts with spirometry testing
Source: Breathe 2012; 8: 273-275
Year: 2012

Reference values of lung function measurements in healthy infants
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Clinical applications of ventilatory function tests in paediatric pulmonology
Year: 2008

Collating international reference data for lung function in young children
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 270s
Year: 2006

Repeatability study comparing plethysmographic and spirometric lung function parameters in COPD patients, asthmatics, and healthy subjects
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 221s
Year: 2006

Noseclips in children performing spirometry
Source: Eur Respir J 2003 Dec 01;22(6):1046
Year: 2003


Repeatability of standardised nasal NO measurements with NIOX® in healthy and asthmatic children and adults made in routine clinical practice
Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 442s
Year: 2003