Validation of pre-flight algorithms in predicting hypoxic challenge testing (HCT) outcomes in interstitial lung disease (ILD)
Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
Published online on March 16, 2026
Abstract
Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, Volume 20, January-December 2026.
Background:The British Thoracic Society (BTS) currently recommends pre-flight clinical assessment of all symptomatic patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). This may include hypoxic challenge testing (HCT) to determine whether supplemental in-...
Background:The British Thoracic Society (BTS) currently recommends pre-flight clinical assessment of all symptomatic patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). This may include hypoxic challenge testing (HCT) to determine whether supplemental in-...