• Inspiratory crackles-early and late-revisited: identifying COPD by crackle characteristics 

      Melbye, Hasse; Aviles Solis, Juan Carlos; Jacome, Cristina; Pasterkamp, Hans (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-05)
      Background The significance of pulmonary crackles, by their timing during inspiration, was described by Nath and Capel in 1974, with early crackles associated with bronchial obstruction and late crackles with restrictive defects. Crackles are also described as ‘fine’ or ‘coarse’. We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of crackle characteristics in the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
    • International perception of lung sounds: a comparison of classification across some European borders 

      Aviles Solis, Juan Carlos; Vanbelle, Sophie; Halvorsen, Peder Andreas; Francis, Nick; Cals, Jochem W L; Andreeva, Elena A; Marques, Alda; Piirila, Paivi; Pasterkamp, Hans; Melbye, Hasse (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-18)
      Introduction: Lung auscultation is helpful in the diagnosis of lung and heart diseases; however, the diagnostic value of lung sounds may be questioned due to interobserver variation. This situation may also impair clinical research in this area to generate evidence-based knowledge about the role that chest auscultation has in a modern clinical setting. The recording and visual display of lung sounds ...
    • Prevalence and clinical associations of wheezes and crackles in the general population: The Tromsø study 

      Aviles Solis, Juan Carlos; Jacome, Cristina; Davidsen, Anne Herefoss; Einarsen, R; Vanbelle, Sophie; Pasterkamp, Hans; Melbye, Hasse (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-11)
      <i>Background</i> - Wheezes and crackles are well-known signs of lung diseases, but can also be heard in apparently healthy adults. However, their prevalence in a general population has been sparsely described. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of wheezes and crackles in a large general adult population and explore associations with self-reported disease, smoking status and ...
    • Wheezes, crackles and rhonchi: simplifying description of lung sounds increases the agreement on theirclassification: a study of 12 physicians' classification of lung sounds from video recordings 

      Melbye, Hasse; Garcia-Marcos, Luis; Brand, Paul; Everard, Mark; Priftis, Kostas; Pasterkamp, Hans (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-04-28)
      Background: The European Respiratory Society (ERS) lung sounds repository contains 20 audiovisual recordings of children and adults. The present study aimed at determining the interobserver variation in the classification of sounds into detailed and broader categories of crackles and wheezes. <p> Methods: Recordings from 10 children and 10 adults were classified into 10 predefined sounds by 12 ...