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Single-Breath Washout Tests to Assess Small Airway Disease in COPD

Boeck, Lucas and Gensmer, Anna and Nyilas, Sylvia and Stieltjes, Bram and Re, Thomas J. and Tamm, Michael and Latzin, Philipp and Stolz, Daiana. (2016) Single-Breath Washout Tests to Assess Small Airway Disease in COPD. Chest, 150 (5). pp. 1091-1100.

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Abstract

Current functional assessments do not allow a reliable assessment of small airways, which are a major site of disease in COPD. Single-breath washout (SBW) tests are feasible and reproducible methods for evaluating small airway disease. Their relevance in COPD remains unknown.; We performed a cross-sectional study in 65 patients with moderate to severe COPD. Phase III slope of nitrogen (SIIIN2) and double tracer gas (SIIIDTG) SBW tests were used as a measure of ventilation inhomogeneity. The association of both markers with established physiological and clinical features of COPD was assessed.; Ventilation inhomogeneity as measured by SIIIN2 and SIIIDTG was increased in patients with COPD compared with healthy subjects (P < .001 and P < .001, respectively). SIIIN2 was associated with FEV1 predicted, residual volume (RV)/total lung capacity (TLC) and diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (Dlco) (all P < .001). Furthermore, SIIIN2 was related to dyspnea, exercise-induced desaturation, and exercise capacity (P = .001, P < .001, and P = .047, respectively). SIIIDTG was associated with TLC, Dlco, and cough (P < .001, P = .001, and P = .009, respectively). In multivariate regression models, we demonstrated that these associations are largely independent of FEV1 and mostly stronger than associations with FEV1. In contrast, FEV1 was superior in predicting emphysema severity.; SIIIN2 and SIIIDTG, two fast and clinically applicable measures of small airway disease, reflect different physiological and clinical aspects of COPD, largely independent of spirometry.; ISRCTN99586989, Ethics committee Beider Basel (approval number 295/07).
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Pneumologie
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Pneumologie
UniBasel Contributors:Boeck, Lucas
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0012-3692
e-ISSN:1931-3543
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Deposited On:06 Oct 2017 09:00

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