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Review

The Clinical Utility of Pulmonary Function Tests in the Diagnosis and Characterization of Central Airway Obstruction: A Narrative Review

by
Dimitrios Ampazis
1,
Vasileios Vlachakos
2,
Nektarios Anagnostopoulos
3,
Argyrios Tzouvelekis
4 and
Fotios Sampsonas
4,*
1
Respiratory Department, Cavan & Monaghan Hospital, HSE/RCSI Hospital Group, H12Y7W1 Cavan, Ireland
2
Bioclinic General Hospital of Athens, Henry Dunant Hospital Center, 11526 Athens, Greece
3
Interventional Pulmonology Unit, 1st University Respiratory Department, “Sotiria” Chest Diseases Hospital of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
4
Respiratory Department, Patras University Hospital, 26504 Patras, Greece
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(21), 6299; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13216299
Submission received: 5 September 2024 / Revised: 8 October 2024 / Accepted: 17 October 2024 / Published: 22 October 2024
(This article belongs to the Section Respiratory Medicine)
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Abstract

Central airway obstruction is of major clinical importance since it is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is usually clinically diagnosed late. Pulmonary function tests, with the recent incorporation of oscillometry, can have a crucial role in earlier diagnosis. In this review, we summarize all recent advances in that view, including the crucial role of oscillometry.
Keywords: central airway obstruction; pulmonary function tests; oscillometry; plethysmograpy; diagnostic utility; bronchoscopy central airway obstruction; pulmonary function tests; oscillometry; plethysmograpy; diagnostic utility; bronchoscopy

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Ampazis, D.; Vlachakos, V.; Anagnostopoulos, N.; Tzouvelekis, A.; Sampsonas, F. The Clinical Utility of Pulmonary Function Tests in the Diagnosis and Characterization of Central Airway Obstruction: A Narrative Review. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 6299. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13216299

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Ampazis D, Vlachakos V, Anagnostopoulos N, Tzouvelekis A, Sampsonas F. The Clinical Utility of Pulmonary Function Tests in the Diagnosis and Characterization of Central Airway Obstruction: A Narrative Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(21):6299. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13216299

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Ampazis, Dimitrios, Vasileios Vlachakos, Nektarios Anagnostopoulos, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, and Fotios Sampsonas. 2024. "The Clinical Utility of Pulmonary Function Tests in the Diagnosis and Characterization of Central Airway Obstruction: A Narrative Review" Journal of Clinical Medicine 13, no. 21: 6299. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13216299

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Ampazis, D., Vlachakos, V., Anagnostopoulos, N., Tzouvelekis, A., & Sampsonas, F. (2024). The Clinical Utility of Pulmonary Function Tests in the Diagnosis and Characterization of Central Airway Obstruction: A Narrative Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(21), 6299. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13216299

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