Peak expiratory flow (PEF) value measured in liters/minute. PEF is the maximal expiratory flow rate achieved during the forced vital capacity (FVC) maneuver.
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Peak expiratory flow (PEF) value measured in liters/minute. PEF is the maximal expiratory flow rate achieved during the forced vital capacity (FVC) maneuver.
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Biering-SØrensen F, Krassioukov A, Alexander MS, Donovan W, Karlsson AK, Mueller G, Perkash I, William Sheel A, Wecht J, Schilero GJ.International Spinal Cord Injury Pulmonary Function Basic Data Set. Spinal Cord. 2012 Jun; 50(6):418-21.
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Biering-SØrensen F, Krassioukov A, Alexander MS, Donovan W, Karlsson AK, Mueller G, Perkash I, William Sheel A, Wecht J, Schilero GJ.International Spinal Cord Injury Pulmonary Function Basic Data Set. Spinal Cord. 2012 Jun; 50(6):418-21. Jain NB, Brown R, Tun CG, Gagnon D, Garshick E. Determinants of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and FEV1/FVC in chronic spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2006 Oct;87(10):1327-33. Linn WS, Spungen AM, Gong H Jr, Adkins RH, Bauman WA, Waters RL. Forced vital capacity in two large outpatient populations with chronic spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord 2001 May;39(5):263-8. Spungen AM, Dicpinigaitis PV, Almenoff PL, Bauman WA. Pulmonary obstruction in individuals with cervical spinal cord lesions unmasked by bronchodilator administration. Paraplegia 1993 Jun;31(6):404-7. Stolzmann KL, Gagnon DR, Brown R, Tun CG, Garshick E. Longitudinal change in FEV1 and FVC in chronic spinal cord injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2008 Apr 1;177(7):781-6.