The procedures for the ventilatory function test were explained individually to the workers.
Ventilatory function testing was performed using a portable, battery-operated, ultrasound transit-time-based spirometer (Easy-One; Model 2001 Diagnostic Spirometer, NDD Medical Technologies, Zurich, Switzerland).
The investigation included questionnaires, nasal/mouth lavages, ventilatory function assessment, and skin tests to indigenous aeroallergens and to a variety of Bt spore and vegetative preparations.
A number of tests of the ventilatory function of the Eustachian tube have been devised, including tubomanometry, sonotubometry, nine-step inflation deflation test and pressure chamber tests.
(2) To compare estimates of restrictive ventilatory defect with three different pulmonary function tests (spirometry, alveolar volume (VA) and diffusing capacity (DL,CO)).
The authors aimed to evaluate the effects of continuous ultrafiltration on the need for blood transfusion, liver function tests, duration of postoperative ventilatory support, and the length of the intensive care unit (ICU) stay in cirrhotic patients undergoing valvular heart surgery.
Lung function tests found a restrictive ventilatory defect (4/5) and/or impairment of DLco (4/5).
There are two general categories of pulmonary function tests: (1) those that measure ventilatory function, or lung volumes and the process of moving gas in and out of the lungs from ambient air to the alveoli (air sacs), and (2) those measuring respiratory function, or the transfer of gas between the alveoli and the blood.
Lung function tests showed a mild restrictive ventilatory impairment (CVF 74.23 ± 13.5) and mild decrease of diffusion capacity (DLCO 53.1 ± 17.05).
The WBP continuously and noninvasively monitored ventilatory function in all animals during the dobutamine challenge test.
