posted on 2013-02-20, 05:47authored byAntonella LoMauro, Simona Pochintesta, Marianna Romei, Maria Grazia D'Angelo, Antonio Pedotti, Anna Carla Turconi, Andrea Aliverti
Data are expressed as mean±standard deviation. FVC: forced vital capacity;
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Reference values from Quanjer et al, 1993;
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Reference values from Kuster et al, 2008; FEV1: forced expiratory volume in 1 s; TLC: total lung capacity; RV: residual volume; FRC N2: functional residual capacity measured by N2 washout; SpO2: arterial oxygen saturation measured by pulse oxymetry; %pred: percentage of predicted value.