P M Gustafsson

Summary

Affiliation: Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Country: Sweden

Publications

  1. ncbi Inert gas washout in preschool children
    Per M Gustafsson
    Department of Paediatric Clinical Physiology, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, S 416 85 Goteborg, Sweden
    Paediatr Respir Rev 6:239-45. 2005
  2. ncbi Poor asthma control in children: evidence from epidemiological surveys and implications for clinical practice
    P M Gustafsson
    Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Int J Clin Pract 60:321-34. 2006
  3. ncbi Peripheral airway involvement in CF and asthma compared by inert gas washout
    Per M Gustafsson
    Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
    Pediatr Pulmonol 42:168-76. 2007
  4. ncbi Multiple-breath inert gas washout and spirometry versus structural lung disease in cystic fibrosis
    P M Gustafsson
    Queens Silvia Children s Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg, Sweden
    Thorax 63:129-34. 2008
  5. ncbi Association between Gm allotypes and asthma severity from childhood to young middle age
    Per M Gustafsson
    Department of Clinical Physiology, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, 416 85 Goteborg, Sweden
    Respir Med 102:266-72. 2008
  6. ncbi Evaluation of ventilation maldistribution as an early indicator of lung disease in children with cystic fibrosis
    P M Gustafsson
    Dept of Pediatric Clinical Physiology, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
    Eur Respir J 22:972-9. 2003
  7. ncbi An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: pulmonary function testing in preschool children
    Nicole Beydon
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 175:1304-45. 2007
  8. ncbi The impact of pre- and post-natal smoke exposure on future asthma and bronchial hyper-responsiveness
    Emma Goksör
    Department of Paediatrics, Goteborg University, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
    Acta Paediatr 96:1030-5. 2007
  9. ncbi Asthma symptoms in early childhood--what happens then?
    Emma Goksör
    Department of Paediatrics, Goteborg University, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
    Acta Paediatr 95:471-8. 2006
  10. ncbi Mechanisms of ventilation inhomogeneity during vital capacity breaths standing and supine
    Mikael J Grönkvist
    Department of Defense Medicine, Swedish Defense Research Agency, Man System Interaction, P O Box 13 400, S 580 13 Linköping, Sweden
    Respir Physiol 129:345-55. 2002

Detail Information

Publications21

  1. ncbi Inert gas washout in preschool children
    Per M Gustafsson
    Department of Paediatric Clinical Physiology, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, S 416 85 Goteborg, Sweden
    Paediatr Respir Rev 6:239-45. 2005
    ..The MBW method may be useful also for screening for several other disorders that affect the peripheral airways in children...
  2. ncbi Poor asthma control in children: evidence from epidemiological surveys and implications for clinical practice
    P M Gustafsson
    Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
    Int J Clin Pract 60:321-34. 2006
    ..Treatment goals based on raised expectations should be established in partnership with the asthmatic child and the parents. Effective anti-inflammatory treatment should be used more frequently, and patients should be reviewed regularly...
  3. ncbi Peripheral airway involvement in CF and asthma compared by inert gas washout
    Per M Gustafsson
    Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
    Pediatr Pulmonol 42:168-76. 2007
    ..After bronchodilation, residual abnormalities of airway function are seen all through the airway tree in CF but only in the conducting airways in asthma...
  4. ncbi Multiple-breath inert gas washout and spirometry versus structural lung disease in cystic fibrosis
    P M Gustafsson
    Queens Silvia Children s Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg, Sweden
    Thorax 63:129-34. 2008
    ..A study was undertaken to determine the agreements between LCI and spirometry, respectively, with structural lung disease as measured by high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in children and teenagers with CF...
  5. ncbi Association between Gm allotypes and asthma severity from childhood to young middle age
    Per M Gustafsson
    Department of Clinical Physiology, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, 416 85 Goteborg, Sweden
    Respir Med 102:266-72. 2008
    ..In conclusion, IGHG gene polymorphisms were associated with the severity and outcome of childhood asthma, and with the intensity of allergic sensitization...
  6. ncbi Evaluation of ventilation maldistribution as an early indicator of lung disease in children with cystic fibrosis
    P M Gustafsson
    Dept of Pediatric Clinical Physiology, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
    Eur Respir J 22:972-9. 2003
    ..These findings suggest that multiple-breath inert gas washout is of greater value than spirometry in detecting early cystic fibrosis lung disease...
  7. ncbi An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: pulmonary function testing in preschool children
    Nicole Beydon
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 175:1304-45. 2007
  8. ncbi The impact of pre- and post-natal smoke exposure on future asthma and bronchial hyper-responsiveness
    Emma Goksör
    Department of Paediatrics, Goteborg University, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
    Acta Paediatr 96:1030-5. 2007
    ..To analyse the impact of pre- and post-natal smoke exposure on asthma presence, bronchial hyper-responsiveness, airway function and active smoking in early adulthood...
  9. ncbi Asthma symptoms in early childhood--what happens then?
    Emma Goksör
    Department of Paediatrics, Goteborg University, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
    Acta Paediatr 95:471-8. 2006
    ..To study the outcome in early adulthood for children with early asthma symptoms and to analyse the factors associated with current asthma...
  10. ncbi Mechanisms of ventilation inhomogeneity during vital capacity breaths standing and supine
    Mikael J Grönkvist
    Department of Defense Medicine, Swedish Defense Research Agency, Man System Interaction, P O Box 13 400, S 580 13 Linköping, Sweden
    Respir Physiol 129:345-55. 2002
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  11. ncbi Contributions of lower limb and abdominal compression to ventilation inhomogeneity in hypergravity
    Mikael J Grönkvist
    Swedish Defence Research Agency, Department of Defence Medicine, Aviation Medicine, P O Box 13400, S 580 13 Linköping, Sweden
    Respir Physiol Neurobiol 148:113-23. 2005
    ..Large-scale inhomogeneity increased markedly with G-load. Translocation of blood to the lungs might be the key determinant for changes in small-scale ventilation inhomogeneity when pressurizing an AGS...
  12. ncbi Reduced airway function in early adulthood among subjects with wheezing disorder before two years of age
    Emma Goksör
    Department of Paediatrics, Goteborg University, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
    Pediatr Pulmonol 43:396-403. 2008
    ..To compare airway function in early adulthood in subjects with wheezing in infancy with age-matched controls and to analyze what accounts for a possible difference...
  13. ncbi Effects of body posture and tidal volume on inter- and intraregional ventilation distribution in healthy men
    Mikael Gronkvist
    Swedish Defense Research Agency, Department of Defense Medicine, S 580 13 Linköping, Sweden
    J Appl Physiol 92:634-42. 2002
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  14. ncbi Method for assessment of volume of trapped gas in infants during multiple-breath inert gas washout
    Per M Gustafsson
    Paediatric Respiratory Physiology Laboratory, Department of Paediatrics, Central Hospital, Skovde, Sweden
    Pediatr Pulmonol 35:42-9. 2003
    ..It is concluded that gas trapping can be assessed with acceptable precision with this washout method. Further studies are needed to establish the sensitivity and usefulness of the method in infants with various types of airway pathology...
  15. ncbi Inter- and intraregional ventilation inhomogeneity in hypergravity and after pressurization of an anti-G suit
    Mikael Gronkvist
    Swedish Defence Research Agency, Defence Medicine, S 580 13 Linköping, and Karolinska Institutet, S 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
    J Appl Physiol 94:1353-64. 2003
    ..Pressurizing an AGS in hypergravity causes extensive gas trapping accompanied by reduced interregional inhomogeneity and, apparently, results in greater intraregional inhomogeneity...
  16. ncbi Pulmonary gas trapping increases in asthmatic children and adolescents in the supine position
    Per M Gustafsson
    Department of Pediatric Clinical Physiology, Queen Silvia Children s Hospital, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden
    Pediatr Pulmonol 36:34-42. 2003
    ..It is concluded that assuming the supine position leads to increased gas trapping in young asthmatics but not in healthy subjects; this could be one of several mechanisms that contribute to nocturnal worsening of asthma...
  17. ncbi Peripheral airway function in childhood asthma, assessed by single-breath He and SF6 washout
    Henrik K Ljungberg
    Department of Pediatrics, Central Hospital, Skovde, Sweden
    Pediatr Pulmonol 36:339-47. 2003
    ..We conclude that airways close to the acinar entrance participate in the airway response to DACh in asthmatic children. The magnitude of this peripheral airway response is related to the severity of resting peripheral airway dysfunction...
  18. ncbi Effect of long-acting beta2 agonists on exacerbation rates of asthma in children
    Per M Gustafsson
    Pediatr Pulmonol 38:362-4; author reply 364-6. 2004
  19. ncbi A double-blind comparison of the bronchodilatory effect of cumulative doses of salbutamol from Diskus (Accuhaler) and Turbuhaler
    Per M Gustafsson
    Eur J Clin Pharmacol 57:913-4. 2002
  20. ncbi Severe respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis in infancy and asthma and allergy at age 13
    Nele Sigurs
    Department of Pediatrics, Borås Central Hospital, Boras, Sweden
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 171:137-41. 2005
    ..RSV bronchiolitis in infancy severe enough to cause hospitalization is a risk factor for allergic asthma in early adolescence...
  21. ncbi Editorial: preschool lung function testing- the missing link
    Per M Gustafsson
    Paediatr Respir Rev 6:237-8. 2005