Appointments
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+32 16 34 34 81 - weekdays from 08:00 to 17:00
Medical prescription required
You will always need a prescription from your doctor for this test. Bring this prescription with you on the day of the test.
Preparation
No specific preparation is required for sputum induction.
For a reliable result, we recommend not smoking for 4 hours before the test.
Procedure
Spirometry is always performed before sputum induction.
Duration: 45 minutes.
- You first receive 4 puffs of a bronchodilator through a spacer (plastic reservoir between the mouth and the inhaler).
- After 15 minutes, a spirometry test is then performed.
- Using a nebuliser, you inhale a saline solution for a few minutes. This will be repeated up to 2 times.
- In between, you are asked cough up sputum (mucus) into a collection container.
- The sputum will be sent to the laboratory for further analysis.
- You then receive 4 more puffs of a bronchodilator through a spacer.
- After 15 minutes, the test concludes with another spirometry.
Sputum induction is a completely safe and painless procedure.
