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Brendan Cooper

Consultamnt Clinical Scientist, Professor of Respiratory & Sleep Physiology, QEHB & …
Verified email at uhb.nhs.uk
Cited by 9395

Standardization of spirometry 2019 update. An official American thoracic society and European respiratory society technical statement

…, MR Miller, IZ Barjaktarevic, BG Cooper… - American journal of …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Background: Spirometry is the most common pulmonary function test. It is widely used in the
assessment of lung function to provide objective information used in the diagnosis of lung …

ERS/ATS technical standard on interpretive strategies for routine lung function tests

…, A Aliverti, I Barjaktarevic, BG Cooper… - European …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Appropriate interpretation of pulmonary function tests (PFTs) involves the
classification of observed values as within/outside the normal range based on a reference …

2017 ERS/ATS standards for single-breath carbon monoxide uptake in the lung

…, V Brusasco, F Burgos, BG Cooper… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
This document provides an update to the European Respiratory Society (ERS)/American
Thoracic Society (ATS) technical standards for single-breath carbon monoxide uptake in the …

Official ERS technical standards: Global Lung Function Initiative reference values for the carbon monoxide transfer factor for Caucasians

S Stanojevic, BL Graham, BG Cooper… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
There are numerous reference equations available for the single-breath transfer factor of
the lung for carbon monoxide (T LCO ); however, it is not always clear which reference set …

Official ERS technical standard: Global Lung Function Initiative reference values for static lung volumes in individuals of European ancestry

…, J Kirkby, I Steenbruggen, BG Cooper… - European …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Measurement of lung volumes across the life course is critical to the diagnosis
and management of lung disease. The aim of the study was to use the Global Lung Function …

British Thoracic Society guidelines for home oxygen use in adults: accredited by NICE

M Hardinge, J Annandale, S Bourne, B Cooper… - Thorax, 2015 - thorax.bmj.com
The British Thoracic Society (BTS) Home Oxygen Guideline provides detailed evidence-based
guidance for the use of home oxygen for patients out of hospital. Although the majority of …

Diagnostic Spirometry in Primary Care: Proposed standards for general practice compliant with American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society …

ML Levy, PH Quanjer, B Rachel, BG Cooper… - Primary Care …, 2009 - nature.com
Primary care spirometry services can be provided by trained primary care staff, peripatetic
specialist services, or through referral to hospital-based or laboratory spirometry. The first of …

Republished review: An update on contraindications for lung function testing

BG Cooper - Postgraduate medical journal, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Guidelines on contraindications for lung function tests have been based on expert opinion
from >30 years ago. High-risk contraindications to lung function testing are associated with …

[HTML][HTML] The Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) Network: bringing the world's respiratory reference values together

BG Cooper, J Stocks, GL Hall, B Culver… - Breathe, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The Global Lung Function Initiative (GLI) Network has become the largest resource for reference
values for routine lung function testing ever assembled. This article addresses how the …

A race-neutral approach to the interpretation of lung function measurements

…, D Brazzale, BR Cooper, J Cooper… - American journal of …, 2023 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: The use of self-reported race and ethnicity to interpret lung function measurements
has historically assumed that the observed differences in lung function between racial and …