Turkish Thoracic Society Consensus Report: Interpretation of Spirometry

Ulubay G., GÖREK DİLEKTAŞLI A., BÖREKÇİ Ş., YILDIZ Ö., Kiyan E., GEMİCİOĞLU B., ...More

TURKISH THORACIC JOURNAL, vol.20, no.1, pp.69-89, 2019 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/turkthoracj.2018.180175
  • Journal Name: TURKISH THORACIC JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.69-89
  • Keywords: Consensus, interpretation, spirometry, FLOW-VOLUME LOOP, UPPER AIRWAY-OBSTRUCTION, PULMONARY-FUNCTION, REFERENCE VALUES, FEV1/FVC RATIO, BRONCHODILATOR, DIAGNOSIS, ASTHMA, COPD, 70-PERCENT
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Currently, the criteria for applying and evaluating spirometer measurements have been defined by American and European Respiratory Societies. Several pulmonary function test laboratories in Turkey as well as in the world use these standards. However, different interpretation results are observed in different pulmonary function test laboratories. This report is prepared to provide a basis for a standardized asssessment in our pulmonary function test in our country.