›› 2014, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (11): 1060-.doi: 10.3969 j.issn.1000-3606.2014.11.015

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Tidal breathing pulmonary function test and clinical significance in infants with recurrent wheeze 

 ZHOU BO, LI Yan,YUAN Xiaoling   

  1. Yangzhou Municipal Maternal and Child Health of Jiangsu Province,Yangzhou 225002, Jiangsu, China
  • Received:2014-11-15 Online:2014-11-15 Published:2014-11-15

Abstract: Obiective To explore the dynamics of tidal breathing pulmonary function in infants with recurrent wheeze and its clinical significance. Methods Eighty (80) infants with recurrent wheeze from October 2013 to February 2014 were enrolled and divided into asthma predictive index positive (n=25) and asthma predictive negative (n=55) groups, and another 20 healthy children were enrolled as control group. Tidal breath pulmonary function at the time of admission (acute phase), leaving hospital (remission phase), and a week after discharge (admission phase) were tested, the ratio of time taken to reach peak expiratory flow to total expiratory time(TPTEF/TE)and ratio of peak expiratory volume to total expiratory volume(VPEF/VE) between groups were compared. Results From acute phase and remission phase to admission phase, TPTEF/TE, VPEF/VE were elevated in positive group and negative group showing significant statistical difference between phases (P=0.000). In acute phase, TPTEF/TE, VPEF/VE showed no statistical difference (P>0.05) between positive group and negative group, when compared with control group, TPTEF/TE, VPEF/VE were significantly lower in positive and negative groups than that in control group (P<0.05). In remission phase, TPTEF/TE, VPEF/VE in negative group were higher than that in positive group, but significantly lower than that in control group (P<0.05). In admission phase, TPTEF/TE and VPEF/VE in negative group and control group showed no statistical difference (P>0.05), but significantly higher than that in positive group (P<0.05). Conclusions Lung function impairment duration was longer in asthma predictive index positive children than in asthma predictive index negative children. The tidal breathing pulmonary function test can provide objective clinical indicators for infants with recurrent wheeze to predict asthma.