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CHEST
Volume 121, Issue 4, Pages 1042-1050Publisher
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DOI: 10.1378/chest.121.4.1042
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bronchodilator agents; lung volume meausrements; obstructive lung diseases; pulmonary emphysema
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Objectives: Current criteria use FEV1 to assess bronchodilator responsiveness, despite its insensitivity and inability to predict improvement in symptoms or exercise tolerance. Response in lung volumes remains largely unexplored even though volume parameters, such its inspiratory capacity (IC) closely correlate with functional improvements. Therefore, we assessed the response of lung volumes (i.e, by IC, total lung capacity [TLC], functional residual capacity [FRC], residual volume [RV], and FVC) to salbutamol and the relationship of these changes to improvements in the spirometry in these patients. Design: A retrospective review of data extracted from a large database of patients who were undergoing spirometry and static lung volume measurements before and after the administration of 200 mug salbutamol. Patients Patients with an FEV1/FVC ratio of < 85% of predicted values were defined is being severely hyperinflated (SH) if TLC was > 133% of predicted and as being moderately hyperinflated (MH) if TLC was 115 to 133% of predicted. Results: Two hundred eighty-one SH patients and 676 MH patients were identified. Salbutamol significantly reduced the mean (+/-SEM) TLC (SH patients, 222 +/- 23 mL; MH patients, 150 +/- 10 mL; p < 0.001), FRC (SH patients, 442 +/- 26 mL; MH patients, 260 +/- 39 mL,; p < 0.001), and RV (SH patients, 510 +/- 28 mL; MH patients, 300 +/- 14 mL; p < 0.001) and increased both the IC (SH patients, 220 +/- 15 mL; MH patients, 110 +/- 11 mL; p < 0.001) and FVC (SH patients, 336 21 mL; MH patients, 204 +/- 13 mL; p < 0.001). FEV1 improved in a minority of patients (SH patients, 33%; MH patients, 26%), but if lung volume measurements are also considered, the overall bronchodilator response may improve to up to 76% of the SH group and up to 62% of the MH group. Changes in volumes correlated poorly with changes in maximal airflows. Conclusions: Bronchodilators reduce hyperinflation, Measurements of lung volumes before and after bronchodilators add sensitivity when examining for bronchodilator responsiveness.
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