Background Spiroergometry has been established to determine physical capacity.
Reference values collected mostly in a younger population can be obtained from a number …

Background Published reference equations for impulse oscillometry (IOS) usually
encompass a specific age group but not the entire lifespan. This may lead to discordant …

New spirometric reference equations for Swedish adults are required. Three different older
sets of reference equations clinically used in Sweden have various drawbacks and the …

Background Recent studies have showed that FEV1/FVC describing correspondence
between the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) …

Purpose To determine whether generalised additive models of location, scale and shape
(GAMLSS) developed for pulmonary diffusing capacity are superior to segmented …

A spirometric reference equation consists of a mathematical model with constants and
coefficients optimized to fit a specific data set from healthy individuals. Commonly applied …

Purpose Influence of therapeutic thoracentesis on the pleural pressure (Pp) has been
discussed in many clinical studies, however reasons of Pp changes are not precisely …

Recently,'medicine in silico'has been strongly encouraged due to ethical and legal
limitations related to animal experiments and investigations conducted on patients …

Abstract (Schellart NAM, Sterk W. Influence of the diving wetsuit on standard spirometry.
Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine. 2016 September; 46 (3): 138-141.) Introduction: A well …

Computer models are a useful tool in research and education. They have a particular value
in medicine and biology due to legal and ethical restrictions. Considering the above, a …