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  • Title: Assessment of tidal breathing parameters in infants with cystic fibrosis.
    Author: Ranganathan SC, Goetz I, Hoo AF, Lum S, Castle R, Stocks J, London Collaborative Cystic Fibrosis Group.
    Journal: Eur Respir J; 2003 Nov; 22(5):761-6. PubMed ID: 14621082.
    Abstract:
    Simple methods are needed to assess lung function in infants with cystic fibrosis (CF). This study determined the relationship between simple measurements obtained from tidal breathing with those from more complicated forced expiratory manoeuvres. Healthy infants and infants with CF were recruited from two maternity units and five specialist CF hospitals, respectively. Respiratory rate, tidal volume, minute ventilation and the tidal breathing ratio (TPTEF:TE) were measured in sedated infants and compared with forced expiratory volume in 0.4 seconds (FEV0.4) measured by the raised volume technique. Altogether, 95 healthy infants and 47 infants with CF of similar age, sex, ethnicity and proportion exposed to maternal smoking were recruited. There was no difference in TPTEF:TE and tidal volume between healthy infants and those with CF. Minute ventilation was significantly greater in infants with CF due to a mean (95% confidence interval) increase in respiratory rate of 5.8 (3.2-8.4) min(-1). Thirteen (28%) infants with CF had a respiratory rate elevated by >2 SD. However, no association between respiratory rate and FEV0.4 could be identified. Tidal breathing ratio was not useful in identifying diminished airway function in infants with cystic fibrosis. An elevated respiratory rate may be due in part to ventilation heterogeneity but is poorly predictive of diminished airway function measured by forced expiration.
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