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A Study To Compare Baseline Functional Residual Capacity And Forced Vital Capacity As Predictors Of Mortality And Hospitalization In A Cohort Of Mild To Moderate Interstitial Lung Disease, Olga R. Gomez Rojas, Ehsun Naeem, Filip Ionescu, Edward Castillo, Girish B. Nair
A Study To Compare Baseline Functional Residual Capacity And Forced Vital Capacity As Predictors Of Mortality And Hospitalization In A Cohort Of Mild To Moderate Interstitial Lung Disease, Olga R. Gomez Rojas, Ehsun Naeem, Filip Ionescu, Edward Castillo, Girish B. Nair
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Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) is a common parameter used to assess disease progression in patients with Interstitial lung disease (ILD) and acts as a surrogate for mortality. Previous studies suggest Functional Residual Capacity (FRC) may be an earlier predictor of disease progression in ILD. In this study, we compared predictive ability of baseline FRC to FVC to predict one-year-mortality and respiratory related hospitalization in patients with mild to moderate ILD