Sputum rheology measurements in chronic respiratory diseases are similar across specialist centres

Conclusions: Critical stress, believed to measure the force needed to make sputum flow in the airways is a reproducible rheological parameter across specialist centres in obstructive diseases with potential clinical management applications.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tavernier, G., Qureshi, T., Volpato, M., Vachier, I., Wood, M., Zurel, F., Thornton, D., Robert De Saint Vincent, M., Patarin, J., Lord, R., Fowler, S., Charriot, J. Tags: Monitoring airway disease Source Type: research