Oscillometry and spirometry are not interchangeable when assessing the bronchodilator response in children and young adults born preterm.

Elizabeth F SmithTiffany K BradshawRhea C UrsDenby J EvansNaomi R HemyGraham L HallAndrew C WilsonShannon J Simpson

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2023)

In the preterm population, oscillometry is a feasible and clinically useful supportive test to assess the airway response to inhaled salbutamol. Changes measured by oscillometry reflect related but distinct physiological changes to those measured by spirometry, and thus these tests should not be used interchangeably.

Keyphrases

young adults
low birth weight
gestational age
preterm birth
preterm infants
lung function
cystic fibrosis
childhood cancer
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
air pollution