
The contribution of forced oscillation technique (FOT), also called oscillometry, in diagnosis and follow-up of progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) is not yet established. The aims of this monocentric retrospective study were to compare the FOT profile between patients suffering from PPF and stable non-idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), to look for a correlation between oscillometry and conventional function tests currently used for PPF follow-up and functional definition (forced vital capacity (FVC) and diffusing lung capacity (DLCO)) and correlation with ILD severity according to FVC. Compared to non-IPF stable ILDs (n = 96), PPF patients (n = 45) showed lower median resistance at 5Hz (Xrs5) values (during inspiratory phase: 0.31 versus -0.39 cmH2O/(L/sec), p = 0.019595). Xrs5 also showed moderate correlation with FVC and DLCO. Finally, among all ILDs (n = 160), Xrs5 showed correlation with disease severity according to FVC. These results suggest that, in conjunction with conventional pulmonary function tests, FOT could be an interesting tool to predict progressive course of fibrosing non-IPF ILDs. Its exact contribution to PPF diagnosis and follow-up needs to be determined by a prospective approach.
Pulmonary Fibrosis/physiopathology, Male, Interstitial lung diseases, Lung Diseases, Interstitial/physiopathology, Pulmonary Fibrosis/diagnosis, Science, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Vital Capacity, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Systèmes cardiovasculaire & respiratoire, Sciences de la santé humaine, Severity of Illness Index, Article, Respiratory Function Tests/methods, Lung Diseases, Interstitial/diagnosis, Oscillometry, Cardiovascular & respiratory systems, Humans, Human health sciences, Pulmonary function tests, Retrospective Studies, Aged, Oscillometry/methods, Multidisciplinary, Q, R, Middle Aged, Respiratory Function Tests, Forced oscillation technique, Disease Progression, Medicine, Female, Progressive pulmonary fibrosis, Lung Diseases, Interstitial
Pulmonary Fibrosis/physiopathology, Male, Interstitial lung diseases, Lung Diseases, Interstitial/physiopathology, Pulmonary Fibrosis/diagnosis, Science, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Vital Capacity, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Systèmes cardiovasculaire & respiratoire, Sciences de la santé humaine, Severity of Illness Index, Article, Respiratory Function Tests/methods, Lung Diseases, Interstitial/diagnosis, Oscillometry, Cardiovascular & respiratory systems, Humans, Human health sciences, Pulmonary function tests, Retrospective Studies, Aged, Oscillometry/methods, Multidisciplinary, Q, R, Middle Aged, Respiratory Function Tests, Forced oscillation technique, Disease Progression, Medicine, Female, Progressive pulmonary fibrosis, Lung Diseases, Interstitial
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