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Concordance between the Piko - 1 portable device and pneumotachography in measuring PEF and FEV(1) in asthmatic children.

Authors :
Aguilar-Fernández AJ
Villa-Asensi JR
Castro-Codesal M
Almería-Gil E
González-Alvarez MI
Romero-Andújar F
Source :
Allergologia et immunopathologia [Allergol Immunopathol (Madr)] 2009 Sep-Oct; Vol. 37 (5), pp. 244-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Sep 22.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

Objective: To assess concordance in the measurement of peak expiratory flow (PEF) and forced expiratory volume ino ne second (FEV(1)) between the portable device Piko-1 (Ferraris) and a pneumotachograph.<br />Patients and Methods: Forced spirometry (Master Screen Jaeger) was performed according to ATS/ERS norms, selecting the best value of three curves, and three measurements with the Piko-1 were recorded the recommendations of the manufacturer.<br />Results: Eighty patients between 5-18 years of age were studied. Based on the Bland-Altman method, the mean differences obtained were 9.82 (95%Cl: 2.43-17.21) for PEF and 0.17 (95%CL: 0.12-0.21 for FEV(1). The intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.96 (p <0,001; 95%Cl: 0.93-0.97) for PEV(1) and 0.93 (p<0,0001; 95%Cl: 0.89-0.95) for PEF.<br />Conclusions: Piko-1 offers FEV(1) measurements close to those obtained with forced spirometry, thus allowing more exact patient assessment in home-based follow-up emergency services, or hospital wards.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0301-0546
Volume :
37
Issue :
5
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Allergologia et immunopathologia
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
19775800
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aller.2009.03.004