Fluctuation phenotyping based on daily fraction of exhaled nitric oxide values in asthmatic children
Date Issued
2011-01-01
Author(s)
Stern, Georgette
de Jongste, Johan
van der Valk, Ralf
Baraldi, Eugenio
Carraro, Silvia
Thamrin, Cindy
DOI
10.1016/j.jaci.2011.03.010
Abstract
Fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (Feno), a marker of airway inflammation, has been proposed to be useful for asthma management, but conclusions are inconsistent. This might be due to the failure of mean statistics to characterize individual variability in Feno values, which is possibly a better indicator of asthma control than single measurements.