Reference values for lung clearance index (LCI) derived from sulphur hexafluoride multiple breath washout testing.

F. Trinkmann (Heidelberg, Germany), M. Maros (Mannheim, Germany), K. Roth (Mannheim, Germany), A. Hermanns (Mannheim, Germany), J. Schäfer (Mannheim, Germany), J. Gawlitza (Mannheim, Germany), J. Saur (Mannheim, Germany), I. Akin (Mannheim, Germany), M. Borggrefe (Mannheim, Germany), T. Ganslandt (Mannheim, Germany), F. Herth (Heidelberg, Germany)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Lung function tests and exhaled biomarkers
Session: Lung function tests and exhaled biomarkers
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 147
Disease area: Airway diseases

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