Pisiewicz K
Probl Med Wieku Rozwoj. 1981;10:63-8.
The usefulness of peak respiratory flow rate (PEFR) was evaluated for investigating chronic respiratory diseases in children. The investigations were carried out in 1088 children aged 8-10 years. The reproducibility of the test, the accuracy confirmed by the results of medical, laryngological, radiological, biochemical investigations and respiratory function tests, as well as the cost of testing, easiness of test application in mass examinations and acceptance by the children were analysed. In the light of these investigations PEFR is regarded to be a very useful simple test which should be widely introduced. It was found also that it is one of the simplest function tests permitting quantitative evaluation of the degree of reduction of ventilation ability of the lungs in children.
评估了呼气峰值流速（PEFR）在儿童慢性呼吸道疾病调查中的实用性。对1088名8至10岁的儿童进行了调查。分析了该测试的可重复性、通过医学、喉科学、放射学、生化检查及呼吸功能测试结果所证实的准确性，以及测试成本、在大规模检查中应用测试的简易程度和儿童对测试的接受度。根据这些调查，PEFR被认为是一项非常有用的简单测试，应广泛采用。还发现它是允许对儿童肺部通气能力降低程度进行定量评估的最简单功能测试之一。
