Measurement of Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Children: A Comparison Between NObreath® and NIOX VERO® Analyzers.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Few studies have compared fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) measurement by NIOX VERO® (NOV) and other devices in children. Moreover, there is no agreement between differences in FeNO values obtained using different devices in adults. Here, we compared FeNO values obtained using NOV and NObreath® (NOB) systems to derive a correction equation for children.

Methods

Eighty-eight participants (age 7-15 years) who were diagnosed with atopic bronchial asthma and visited Sagamihara National Hospital as outpatients between January and April of 2017 were included. We measured FeNO values obtained using NOB and NOV, and analyzed them using Wilcoxon tests and Altman-Bland plots.

Results

The median age of the participants was 11.5 years, and the scored Asthma Control

SUBMITTER: Inoue Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6082813 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature