
pmid: 33273817
pmc: PMC7705955
Over the past decades, impulse oscillometry (IOS) has gained ground in the battery of pulmonary function tests. Performing the test requires minimal cooperation of the patient; therefore, it is a useful tool, especially in evaluating lung mechanics in children, elderly patients, and those who cannot perform spirometry. Oscillometry has also been used in both clinical and research departments. Studies were published mainly in asthma regarding detection of bronchodilator response and the therapeutic response to different drugs. Furthermore, it has been shown to be a sensitive technique to evaluate disease control. Other studied diseases were COPD, interstitial lung diseases, small airway disease, impairment of lung function due to exposure to occupational hazards or smoking, central airways obstruction, cystic fibrosis, monitoring lung mechanics during mechanical ventilation and sleep, neuromuscular diseases, lung transplant, and graft function. The aim of this review is to present the utility of oscillometry on the previously mentioned clinical fields.
oscillometry, Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, respiratory resistance, respiratory impedance, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950, Review, pulmonary function tests
oscillometry, Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, respiratory resistance, respiratory impedance, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950, Review, pulmonary function tests
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