Coming together: the ATS/ERS consensus on clinical pulmonary function testing.

摘要: Since 1979, guidelines for standardising pulmonary function tests have been published and updated by both the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 1–6 European Respiratory (ERS) 7–9. In addition, several joint ATS/ERS workshops on testing held resulting reports 10, 11. 1995, scientists participated in ATS updates of standards spirometry single-breath carbon monoxide diffusing capacity lung ( D L,CO), but no statement has two societies. Although generally concordant, L,CO separately ERS differed some aspects that were appreciable importance. Official measurement volumes made available 7, not ATS. In recent years, global initiatives undertaken diagnosis treatment diseases, worldwide market instruments to test widened considerably. This increased pressure more uniform across world, prompted appoint a Task Force provide new combined clinical testing, with hope they will be accepted other respiratory A implemented Forum International Societies (FIRS), recently started its work based documents. Our consisted 19 recognised expertise testing. The group worked “one-draft” system, which each five sections was assigned small subgroup eventually discussed whole committee. There …