VENTILATORY FUNCTION TESTS. I. VOLUNTARY VENTILATION CAPACITY

Abstract

A standardized procedure for the detn. of voluntary ventilation capacity (max. breathing capacity) in man is described. The procedure yielded normal values of 167 [plus or minus]21 l./min. for 283 healthy young men and 116 [plus or minus] 21 l./min. for 40 healthy young women. No useful degree of correlation between ventilation capacity and age, height, wt., or surface area could be established in the young adult population studied.