Joint Indian Chest Society-National College of Chest Physicians (India) guidelines for spirometry.

Guidelines India spirometry

Journal

Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society
ISSN: 0970-2113
Titre abrégé: Lung India
Pays: India
ID NLM: 8405380

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Apr 2019
Historique:
entrez: 23 4 2019
pubmed: 23 4 2019
medline: 23 4 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Although a simple and useful pulmonary function test, spirometry remains underutilized in India. The Indian Chest Society and National College of Chest Physicians (India) jointly supported an expert group to provide recommendations for spirometry in India. Based on a scientific grading of available published evidence, as well as other international recommendations, we propose a consensus statement for planning, performing and interpreting spirometry in a systematic manner across all levels of healthcare in India. We stress the use of standard equipment, and the need for quality control, to optimize testing. Important technical requirements for patient selection, and proper conduct of the vital capacity maneuver, are outlined. A brief algorithm to interpret and report spirometric data using minimal and most important variables is presented. The use of statistically valid lower limits of normality during interpretation is emphasized, and a listing of Indian reference equations is provided for this purpose. Other important issues such as peak expiratory flow, bronchodilator reversibility testing, and technician training are also discussed. We hope that this document will improve use of spirometry in a standardized fashion across diverse settings in India.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31006703
pii: LungIndia_2019_36_7_1_256042
doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_300_18
pmc: PMC6489506
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

S1-S35

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Auteurs

Ashutosh Nath Aggarwal (AN)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Ritesh Agarwal (R)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Sahajal Dhooria (S)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

K T Prasad (KT)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Inderpaul S Sehgal (IS)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Valliappan Muthu (V)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Navneet Singh (N)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

D Behera (D)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

S K Jindal (SK)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Virendra Singh (V)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Rajesh Chawla (R)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

J K Samaria (JK)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

S N Gaur (SN)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Anurag Agrawal (A)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

S K Chhabra (SK)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Vishal Chopra (V)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

D J Christopher (DJ)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Raja Dhar (R)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Aloke G Ghoshal (AG)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Randeep Guleria (R)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Ajay Handa (A)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Nirmal K Jain (NK)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Ashok K Janmeja (AK)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Surya Kant (S)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

G C Khilnani (GC)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Raj Kumar (R)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Ravindra Mehta (R)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Narayan Mishra (N)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Anant Mohan (A)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

P R Mohapatra (PR)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Dharmesh Patel (D)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Babu Ram (B)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

S K Sharma (SK)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Rupak Singla (R)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

J C Suri (JC)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Rajesh Swarnakar (R)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Deepak Talwar (D)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

R Lakshmi Narasimhan (RL)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Saurabh Maji (S)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Ankan Bandopadhyay (A)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Nita Basumatary (N)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Arindam Mukherjee (A)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Milind Baldi (M)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Nandkishore Baikunje (N)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Hariprasad Kalpakam (H)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Pratap Upadhya (P)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

Rakesh Kodati (R)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

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