The emphysema severity index may be a useful tool in clinical settings and treatment studies to better individualize treatments and prognosis, according to new results published in Respiratory Medicine Journal.
“Since emphysema severity index is not dependent on reference values or any additional equipment beyond that needed for conducted spirometry, it could be easily implemented in a clinical setting alongside other currently used spirometric parameters such as FEV1,” Johannes Luoto, MD, from the department of clinical sciences in the division of geriatric medicine at Skåne