Brown R A
Respiratory Care Service, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, USA.
Respir Care Clin N Am. 1997 Jun;3(2):183-220.
Measurement of static lung volumes remains an important tool to verify and quantify the existence of pulmonary dysfunction. The utility of these measurements, however, is dependent on the knowledge and skills of the technologist, who must ensure that the equipment is operating in an acceptable fashion as well as ensuring that the subject is performing the tests as directed. The technologist as well as the physician interpreting the final results must be cognizant of the limitations associated with each procedure employed in the testing process and be able to verify if the derived data are compatible with the patient's clinical presentation. Laboratories are encouraged to develop their own quality-control programs and monitors to ensure testing is in accordance with published recommendations. By standardizing the testing process, variability is reduced. Ultimately, test quality and patient management will improve.
静态肺容量的测量仍然是验证和量化肺功能障碍存在的重要工具。然而，这些测量的效用取决于技术人员的知识和技能，技术人员必须确保设备以可接受的方式运行，并确保受试者按照指示进行测试。解读最终结果的技术人员和医生都必须认识到测试过程中所采用的每个程序的局限性，并能够验证所获得的数据是否与患者的临床表现相符。鼓励实验室制定自己的质量控制程序和监测措施，以确保测试符合已发表的建议。通过标准化测试过程，可减少变异性。最终，测试质量和患者管理将会得到改善。
