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E Pleger

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PubMed1984

[Experiences with oscilloresistometry in addition to spirometry in preoperative function diagnosis in the elderly].

A sample of 57 geriatric surgical patients were investigated with the aim of establishing which additional information the forced oscillation method yields for the assessment of an increased operation risk as compared with spirometry. In addition to the proved diagnosis of a restrictive ventilatory disturbance as causing a limitation of the maximum available respiratory volume, the measuring of the oscillatory resistance makes it possible in particular to prove and quantify the obstruction. Over and above this, the measuring of resistance fluctuation while breathing at rest makes it possible to differentiate a geronto-typical exobronchial component of the obstruction. Conclusions are drawn for the improved care of geriatric surgical patients.

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PubMed1984

[Value of spirometric, pneumotachographic and oscilloresistometric studies in the functional diagnosis of obstructive respiratory tract diseases].

Tests were conducted on 90 smokers and a control group of 20 non-smokers using not only simple spirometry but also pneumotachography and the forced oscillation technique, including flow- and resistance-volume graphs. FEV1 was proved to be a sensitive screening test for early recognition of disfunction in the region of the small airways. 39,5% of the younger light smokers already showed signs of impairment to the breathing mechanics indicating exobronchial obstruction. The heavy, mostly older, smokers frequently showed complex disfunction, and in 55,3% the oscillatory resistance revealed quantifiable endobronchial obstruction. The oscillatory flow-resistance-increase-volume (as a percentage of vital capacity) proved the most sensitive small-airways-test during middle age, permitting significant distinction of smokers from non-smokers up to the age of 55.

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