title: Impulse oscillometry vs. body plethysmography in assessing respiratory resistance in children.
abstract: In 334 children aged 5-18 years, we compared the results of plethysmographic measurements of airway resistance (Raw) with oscillometric (impulse oscillometry; IOS) assessment of respiratory properties of the respiratory system (resistance (R) at 5, 20, and 35 Hz). All three resistances correlated significantly with plethysmographic Raw, and the strongest correlation was seen for R5 (r = 0.64). R5, R20, and R35 were significantly greater than Raw in the whole group. In the group of children with obstruction (FEV(1)%FVC below lower limit of normal), R5 was still greater than Raw, while R20 and R35 were not. The Bland-Altman analysis comparing plethysmographic measurements with oscillometric R5 revealed a significant difference between Raw and R5 in the whole group, which disappeared in the group of obstructed patients. Oscillometric assessment of resistive properties of the respiratory system of the lung requires less patient cooperation than does plethysmography. As the results of measurements using oscillometric R5 are similar to those obtained by plethysmography, IOS may be useful in diagnosing children with obstructive respiratory diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiopathology of the Respiratory System, National Research Institute for Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Rabka Branch, Rabka, Poland. wtomolak@zpigichp.edu.pl
authors.forename: Waldemar
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tomalak
authors.forename: Jakub
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Radliński
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pawlik
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Latawier
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pogorzelski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000403:Airway Resistance / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009991:Oscillometry / Q000379:methods*; D010993:Plethysmography, Whole Body / Q000379:methods*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*