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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-8
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of the present study was to assess the reproducibility of changes in forced inspiratory volumes after bronchodilator inhalation. Thirteen patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (FEV1, 32-75%pred) and 10 patients with asthma (FEV1, 43-75%pred) inhaled either 200 microg fenoterol or 200 microg oxitropium bromide or placebo, each of them on three occasions, on nine different days in a randomised, cross-over, double-blind fashion. Forced expiratory (FEV1) and inspiratory (FIV1) volumes were measured before and 30 min after inhalation. In patients with COPD, the increase in FEV1 (coefficient of variation) was 221 ml (43%) after fenoterol and 235 ml (33%) after oxitropium; changes in FIV1 were 301 ml (45%) and 360 ml (29%). In patients with asthma, FEV1 improved by 618 ml (26%) and 482 ml (25%), FIV1 by 553 ml (41%) and 475 ml (23%). In less severe COPD or asthma, the reduction in dyspnoea was associated with the improvements in both FIV1 and FEV1, but in severe COPD with the improvement in FIV1 only. The data demonstrate that, at least in terms of relative changes, the reproducibility of bronchodilator responses in terms of FIV1 is similar to that of FEV1 and they underline the assertion of FIV1 being a sensible parameter particularly in severe COPD.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0954-6111
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
97
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
568-77
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Reproducibility of forced inspiratory and expiratory volumes after bronchodilation in patients with COPD or asthma.
pubmed:affiliation
Pulmonary Research Institute, Hospital Grosshansdorf, Center for Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery, Grosshansdorf, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't