Should spirometer quality control be treated like other laboratory devices?. Issue 1 (11th February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Haynes, Jeffrey M.; Ruppel, Gregg L.
• Is Part Of: ERJ open research. Volume 5:Issue 1(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-02-11
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiration -- Periodicals; Respiration; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Treatment; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Electronic journals; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; Periodical; 616.2005
• DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00249-2018
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2312-0541

Abstract

Spirometry plays an important role in the diagnosis and management of obstructive and restrictive lung disease [1–4]. To help ensure the accuracy of spirometry testing the American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS) recommend that the calibration of spirometers be verified daily with a 3-L syringe and the recorded value should be 3 L ±3.5% [5]. This recommendation is based on expert opinion, not evidence. The following case describes a situation where a significant spirometer malfunction was not detected by the ATS/ERS spirometer calibration limits and offers an alternative approach to spirometer quality control. The ATS/ERS spirometer calibration standards may not be adequate http://ow.ly/Pqdq30nwAmb