European Respiratory Society
Specification for signal processing and data handling used for infant pulmonary function testing. ERS/ATS Task Force on Standards for Infant Respiratory Function Testing. European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society
Abstract
The aim of this present paper is to define minimal performance criteria for the separate items comprising signal processing and data handling used to measure respiratory function in infants. These guidelines cover numerous aspects including: signal processing, data handling and subsequent analysis, reporting of results, demographics and handling of reference values. Adherence to these guidelines should ensure that infant lung function measurements can be performed with an acceptable degree of safety, precision, and reproducibility. Furthermore, they will facilitate multicentre collection of data and the performance of clinical investigations.
Source and rights
Published by The European respiratory journal, 2000. The guideline itself is at the source linked here.
Prognia summarises this guideline for reference and education. It is not medical advice. Always check the official guideline and current local protocols before acting on it.
At a glance
- Organisation
- European Respiratory Society
- Published
- 2000
- Applies to
- 🇪🇺 Europe
- Scope
- Regional
- Journal
- The European respiratory journal
- PubMed
- 11153570
