Nirav R. Bhakta, Aisling McGowan, Kathryn A. Ramsey, Brigitte Borg, Jana Kivastik, Shandra Lee Knight, Karl Sylvester, Felip Burgos, Erik R. Swenson, Kevin McCarthy, Brendan G. Cooper, Francisco García-Río, Gwen Skloot, Meredith McCormack, Carl Mottram, Charles G. Irvin, Irene Steenbruggen, Allan L. Coates, David A. Kaminsky

European Respiratory Journal 2023; DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01519-2022

Abstract

This document updates the 2005 European Respiratory Society (ERS) and American Thoracic Society (ATS) technical standard for the measurement of lung volumes [1]. The 2005 document integrated the recommendations of an ATS/ERS task force with those from an earlier National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) workshop that led to the publication of background papers between 1995 and 1999 and a consensus workshop report with more in-depth descriptions and discussion. Advancements in hardware and software, new research, and emerging approaches have necessitated an update to the 2005 technical standard to guide laboratory directors, physiologists, operators, pulmonologists, and manufacturers.