| Title |
Multiple Breath Nitrogen Washout: A Feasible Alternative to Mass Spectrometry
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0056868 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Renee Jensen, Sanja Stanojevic, Karyn Gibney, Juliana Giraldo Salazar, Per Gustafsson, Padmaja Subbarao, Felix Ratjen |
| Abstract |
The lung clearance index (LCI), measured by multiple breath washout (MBW), reflects global ventilation inhomogeneity and is a sensitive marker of early cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. Current evidence is based on a customized mass spectrometry system that uses sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) as a tracer gas, which is not widely available. Nitrogen (N2) washout may be better suited for clinical use and multi-center trials. |
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| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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| Chile | 1 | 1% |
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| Unknown | 84 | 98% |
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| Researcher | 19 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 9% |
| Other | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 15 | 17% |
| Unknown | 16 | 19% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 40 | 47% |
| Engineering | 5 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 3% |
| Psychology | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 7 | 8% |
| Unknown | 25 | 29% |