Quality Control of Nitrogen Multiple Breath Washout in a Multicenter Pediatric Asthma Study.

Catharina NitscheBettina Sarah FrauchigerDominik ThieleMarc-Alexander OestreichBerrit Liselotte HusstedtRuth Margarethe GrychtolNicole MaisonSvenja FothMeike MeyerNikolas JakobsThomas BahmerGesine HansenErika von MutiusMatthias Kopp

Published in: Klinische Padiatrie (2023)

N2MBW is feasible in a multicenter asthma study in children. However, the quality of this time-consuming procedure is dependent on experience level of staff in preschool children and still requires retrospective overreading for all age groups.

Keyphrases

quality control
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
quality improvement
double blind
air pollution