Newly developed multiple-breath washout reference equations from the CHILD Cohort Study: implications of poorly fitting equations.
Zihang LuRuixue DaiKrzysztof KowalikAimee DubeauDiana L LefebvreSusan BalkovecAllan B BeckerPiush J MandhaneSuzanne C ToughWendy LouFelix RatjenTheo J MoraesMalcolm R SearsPer M GustafssonPadmaja SubbaraoPublished in: ERJ open research (2021)
Using inappropriate reference equations would provide incorrect estimate of z-scores, which would cause misdiagnosis. Appropriate representative normative reference data must be available to correctly interpret individual lung function results. https://bit.ly/3dcNZ5p.