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Relationship between impulse oscillometry system and conventional lung function test for diagnosis of bronchiolitis obliterans in children
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  • Hye Jin Lee,
  • Kyunghoon Kim,
  • Seong koo Kim,
  • Jae Wook Lee,
  • Jong-Seo Yoon,
  • Nack Gyun Chung,
  • Bin Cho
Hye Jin Lee
Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine

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Kyunghoon Kim
Catholic University of Korea Eunpyeong St Mary's Hospital
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Seong koo Kim
Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine
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Jae Wook Lee
Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine
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Jong-Seo Yoon
Catholic University of Korea Eunpyeong St Mary's Hospital
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Nack Gyun Chung
Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine
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Bin Cho
Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine
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Abstract

Background: Functional assessment of small airways in young children with bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is challenging due to their relative inaccessibility and the generally poor lung function test performance of these patients. We analyze the correlation between impulse oscillometry (IOS), spirometry, and plethysmographic parameters in pediatric BO patients. Methods: A total of 89 IOS assessments of pediatric BO patients or children without lung disease were included, and the relationship between pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and diagnostic performance were analyzed. Results: R5, R5-20, X5, and AX were statistically significantly worse in the BO group. In Spearman’s correlation analysis, AX and R5 showed the strongest correlation with conventional PFT parameters, and AX was the variable with the highest relative correlation with FEV1, FEF25-75%, and both measures of plethysmographic resistance. Receiver operating curve analysis highlighted AX and Raw% pred as the most optimal parameters for BO diagnostic performance with areas under curve of 0.811 and 0.827, respectively. Conclusion: The AX and R5 parameters can be useful in identifying the severity of airway obstruction in children with BO, and IOS more generally can accurately detect pathological obliteration of small airways in pediatric BO patients.