Variability of forced vital capacity in progressive interstitial lung disease: a prospective observational study.

CONCLUSIONS: Daily home spirometry is feasible in IPF and non-IPF ILD and facilitates the identification of FVC variability, which was associated with disease progression.
PMID: 33076914 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Respiratory Care - October 19, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Veit T, Barnikel M, Crispin A, Kneidinger N, Ceelen F, Arnold P, Munker D, Schmitzer M, Barton J, Schiopu S, Schiller HB, Frankenberger M, Milger K, Behr J, Neurohr C, Leuschner G Tags: Respir Res Source Type: research