Noun1.spirometry- the use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity measurement,measuring,mensuration,measure- the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" ...
The measurement, by a form of gas meter, of volumes of gas that can be moved in or out of the lungs. The classical spirometer is a hollow cylinder (bell) closed at its top. With its open end immersed in a larger cylinder filled with water, it is suspended by a chain running over ...
The Voldyne Incentive Spirometer is the ideal choice for patients requiring post-operative physiotherapy. Because every unit is individually calibrated and tested, the Voldyne Incentive Spirometer delivers a reliable measurement of inhaled lung volumes to maximise clinical outcomes....
A family member has been presented with an incentive spirometer, to use in training for an upcoming procedure. It has both a small 'indicator' for air flow rate, and a piston that rises in a cylinder marked off to 4000 ml of air volume. The idea is you shoot for inhaling at a pretty...
Patients in the intervention group received incentive spirometers. Main Outcomes and Measures We assessed pulmonary function using a peak flow meter to measure FVC in both groups of patients. Secondary outcomes, such as hospital length of stay and mortality, were obtained from the medical ...
Patients in the intervention group received incentive spirometers. Main Outcomes and Measures We assessed pulmonary function using a peak flow meter to measure FVC in both groups of patients. Secondary outcomes, such as hospital length of stay and mortality, were obtained from the medical records. ...