Inclusion of Peak Expiratory Flow for Selection of the 'Best' Forced Vital Capacity Manoeuvre

Francesco Di Pede,Francesco Pistelli,Giovanni Viegi,Paolo Paoletti,Alessandro Celi,Laura Carrozzi,Mariella Vellutini,Giuseppe Pistelli,Carlo Giuntini

Inclusion of Peak Expiratory Flow for Selection of the 'Best' Forced Vital Capacity Manoeuvre

1996

Francesco Di Pede
Francesco Pistelli
Giovanni Viegi
Paolo Paoletti
Alessandro Celi
Laura Carrozzi
Mariella Vellutini
Giuseppe Pistelli
Carlo Giuntini

OBJECTIVE: To assess four different criteria for selecting the 'best' forced vital capacity (FVC) manoeuvre to be used for clinical diagnostic purposes.

Keywords:

Vital capacity
FEV1/FVC ratio
Physical therapy
Medicine
Intensive care medicine

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