Evaluation of peak cough flow in Brazilian healthy adults

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.creatorCardoso, Fernanda E.F.
dc.creatorAbreu, Luiz Carlos de
dc.creatorRaimundo, Rodrigo Daminello
dc.creatorFaustino, Natália A.N.M.
dc.creatorAraújo, Suellen F.
dc.creatorValenti, Vitor Engrácia
dc.creatorSato, Monica Akemi
dc.creatorMartins, Silvia R.G.
dc.creatorTorquato, Jamili A.
dc.date2014-05-27T11:27:06Z
dc.date2016-10-25T18:38:49Z
dc.date2014-05-27T11:27:06Z
dc.date2016-10-25T18:38:49Z
dc.date2012-10-02
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-06T02:02:03Z
dc.date.available2017-04-06T02:02:03Z
dc.identifierInternational Archives of Medicine, v. 5, n. 1, 2012.
dc.identifier1755-7682
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/73647
dc.identifierhttp://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/73647
dc.identifier10.1186/1755-7682-5-25
dc.identifier2-s2.0-84869495958.pdf
dc.identifier2-s2.0-84869495958
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1755-7682-5-25
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/894442
dc.descriptionIntroduction. In this study we aimed to evaluate the peak cough flow (PCF) in healthy Brazilian subjects. Methods. We evaluated 484 healthy subjects between 18 and 40 years old. Subjects were seated and oriented were asked to perform a maximal inspiration followed by a quick, short and explosive expiration on the peak flow meter. Three measures were carried out and recorded the average of the three results for each individual. Results: The PCF values ranged between 240 and 500 L/min. The PCF values were lower in females than in males. The PCF was inversely proportional to age. Conclusion: The values for Brazilian adult healthy subjects regarding PCF were between 240 and 500 L/min. © 2012 Cardoso et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
dc.languageeng
dc.relationInternational Archives of Medicine
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectCough
dc.subjectPeak expiratory flow rate
dc.subjectPhysiology
dc.subjectRespiration
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectage
dc.subjectexpiratory flow
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjecthuman experiment
dc.subjectinhalation
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectnormal human
dc.subjectpeak cough flow
dc.subjectrespiratory airflow
dc.subjectsex difference
dc.titleEvaluation of peak cough flow in Brazilian healthy adults
dc.typeOtro


Este ítem pertenece a la siguiente institución