Diffusion limitations of the lung - comparison of different measurement methods.

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Diffusion limitations of the lung - comparison of different measurement methods. / Preisser, Alexandra M.; Seeber, Maxi; Harth, Volker.

in: ADV EXP MED BIOL, Nr. 849, 2015, S. 65-73.

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@article{8e07128aeb194af0a2f32691a1337420,
title = "Diffusion limitations of the lung - comparison of different measurement methods.",
abstract = "Pulmonary fibrosis leads to a decrease of oxygen diffusion, in particular during exercise. Bronchial obstruction also could decrease the partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2). In this study we investigated the validity of blood gas content, especially PaO2 and PaO2 affected by hyperventilation (PaO2corr) and alveolo-arterial oxygen gradient (PA-aO2) in comparison with the CO diffusion capacity (DLCO) in different lung diseases. A total of 250 subjects were studied (52.3 ± 12.5 year; F/M 40/210), among which there were 162 subjects with different lung disorders and 88 healthy controls. Pearson's correlation coefficients (r) of DLCO with PaO2, PaO2corr, and PA-aO2 were analyzed in each group. The results show that the diagnostic power of PA-aO2 against PaO2corr was equivalent, especially during exercise (r = -0.89 and -0.92, respectively). DLCO showed only weak correlations with PaO2corr and PA-aO2 (r = 0.17 and -0.19, respectively). In conclusion, DLCO shows a better match with blood gas content during exercise than at rest during which it is routinely tested. Thus, the exercise test is advisable. The PA-aO2 takes into account the level of ventilation, which makes it correlate better with DLCO rather than with blood gas content. The most significant problems in clinical evaluation of blood gas parameters during exercise are the insufficiently defined limits of normal-to-pathological range. ",
author = "Preisser, {Alexandra M.} and Maxi Seeber and Volker Harth",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1007/5584_2014_90",
language = "English",
pages = "65--73",
journal = "ADV EXP MED BIOL",
issn = "0065-2598",
publisher = "Springer New York",
number = "849",

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T1 - Diffusion limitations of the lung - comparison of different measurement methods.

AU - Preisser, Alexandra M.

AU - Seeber, Maxi

AU - Harth, Volker

PY - 2015

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N2 - Pulmonary fibrosis leads to a decrease of oxygen diffusion, in particular during exercise. Bronchial obstruction also could decrease the partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2). In this study we investigated the validity of blood gas content, especially PaO2 and PaO2 affected by hyperventilation (PaO2corr) and alveolo-arterial oxygen gradient (PA-aO2) in comparison with the CO diffusion capacity (DLCO) in different lung diseases. A total of 250 subjects were studied (52.3 ± 12.5 year; F/M 40/210), among which there were 162 subjects with different lung disorders and 88 healthy controls. Pearson's correlation coefficients (r) of DLCO with PaO2, PaO2corr, and PA-aO2 were analyzed in each group. The results show that the diagnostic power of PA-aO2 against PaO2corr was equivalent, especially during exercise (r = -0.89 and -0.92, respectively). DLCO showed only weak correlations with PaO2corr and PA-aO2 (r = 0.17 and -0.19, respectively). In conclusion, DLCO shows a better match with blood gas content during exercise than at rest during which it is routinely tested. Thus, the exercise test is advisable. The PA-aO2 takes into account the level of ventilation, which makes it correlate better with DLCO rather than with blood gas content. The most significant problems in clinical evaluation of blood gas parameters during exercise are the insufficiently defined limits of normal-to-pathological range.

AB - Pulmonary fibrosis leads to a decrease of oxygen diffusion, in particular during exercise. Bronchial obstruction also could decrease the partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2). In this study we investigated the validity of blood gas content, especially PaO2 and PaO2 affected by hyperventilation (PaO2corr) and alveolo-arterial oxygen gradient (PA-aO2) in comparison with the CO diffusion capacity (DLCO) in different lung diseases. A total of 250 subjects were studied (52.3 ± 12.5 year; F/M 40/210), among which there were 162 subjects with different lung disorders and 88 healthy controls. Pearson's correlation coefficients (r) of DLCO with PaO2, PaO2corr, and PA-aO2 were analyzed in each group. The results show that the diagnostic power of PA-aO2 against PaO2corr was equivalent, especially during exercise (r = -0.89 and -0.92, respectively). DLCO showed only weak correlations with PaO2corr and PA-aO2 (r = 0.17 and -0.19, respectively). In conclusion, DLCO shows a better match with blood gas content during exercise than at rest during which it is routinely tested. Thus, the exercise test is advisable. The PA-aO2 takes into account the level of ventilation, which makes it correlate better with DLCO rather than with blood gas content. The most significant problems in clinical evaluation of blood gas parameters during exercise are the insufficiently defined limits of normal-to-pathological range.

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