Prediction of BOS by the single-breath nitrogen test in double lung transplant recipients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The present study analyses the ability of the alveolar slope of the single-breath nitrogen washout test (N<sub>2</sub>-slope) to diagnose and predict the development of the bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS).</p&g...

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Main Authors: Riise Gerdt C, Mårtensson Gunnar, Houltz Birgitta, Bake Björn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/4/515