Oscillometry (also known as the forced oscillation technique) measures the mechanical properties of the respiratory system (upper and intrathoracic airways, lung tissue and chest wall) during quiet tidal breathing, by the application of an oscillating pressure signal (input or forcing signal), most commonly at the mouth. With increased clinical and research use, it is critical that all technical details of the hardware design, signal processing and analyses, and testing protocols are transparent and clearly reported to allow standardisation, comparison and replication of clinical and research studies. Because of this need, an update of the 2003 European Respiratory Society (ERS) technical standards document was produced by an ERS task force of experts who are active in clinical oscillometry research. The aim of the task force was to provide technical recommendations regarding oscillometry measurement including hardware, software, testing protocols and quality control. The main changes in this update, compared with the 2003 ERS task force document are 1) new quality control procedures which reflect use of “within-breath” analysis, and methods of handling artefacts; 2) recommendation to disclose signal processing, quality control, artefact handling and breathing protocols (e.g. number and duration of acquisitions) in reports and publications to allow comparability and replication between devices and laboratories; 3) a summary review of new data to support threshold values for bronchodilator and bronchial challenge tests; and 4) updated list of predicted impedance values in adults and children. With increasing clinical and research use of oscillometric measurements of respiratory system resistance and reactance, an update to the 2003 technical standards has been developed by an ERS task force of international experts http://bit.ly/2XBJ7PF

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呼吸示波技术标准

示波法（也称为强制振荡技术）通过应用振荡压力信号（输入或强制信号）测量安静潮汐呼吸期间呼吸系统（上呼吸道和胸内气道、肺组织和胸壁）的机械特性，最常见于口中。随着临床和研究使用的增加，硬件设计、信号处理和分析以及测试协议的所有技术细节都必须透明并清楚地报告，以允许临床和研究的标准化、比较和复制，这一点至关重要。由于这种需要，2003 年欧洲呼吸学会 (ERS) 技术标准文件的更新是由活跃于临床示波法研究的专家组成的 ERS ​​工作组制作的。该工作组的目的是提供有关示波测量的技术建议，包括硬件、软件、测试协议和质量控制。与 2003 年 ERS ​​工作组文件相比，本次更新的主要变化是： 1) 新的质量控制程序，反映了“呼吸内”分析的使用，以及处理人工制品的方法；2) 建议在报告和出版物中披露信号处理、质量控制、人工制品处理和呼吸协议（例如采集的数量和持续时间），以允许设备和实验室之间的可比性和复制；3) 对支持支气管扩张剂和支气管激发试验阈值的新数据的总结回顾；和 4) 成人和儿童预测阻抗值的更新列表。