ReviewPrimary care respiratory journal : journal of the General Practice Airways Group2013
Spirometry in children.
Review in Primary care respiratory journal : journal of the General Practice Airways Group, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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53 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 114 citations in OpenAlex.
- Does the routine use of spirometry improve clinical outcomes in children?-A systematic review.Pediatric pulmonology · 2022Pooled it
- Operational definitions of paediatric asthma used in epidemiological studies: A systematic review.Journal of global health · 2021Pooled it
- Active video gaming in primary ciliary dyskinesia: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of pediatrics · 2022Trial
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- Follow-up of neonatal chronic respiratory disease: an update based on the current evidence.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Review
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- Ethical, gamified spirometry for preschoolers: a step-by-step protocol for reliable lung-function data.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2025Article
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- Fetal and Early-Life Stove and Fuel Interventions and Respiratory Oscillometry Lung Function Measures in Preschool-Aged Children from Ghana.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2024Article
- Racial and Ethnic Identity and Vulnerability to Upper Respiratory Viral Infections Among US Children.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2024Article
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Abstract
Respiratory disorders are responsible for considerable morbidity and mortality in children. Spirometry is a useful investigation for diagnosing and monitoring a variety of paediatric respiratory diseases, but it is underused by primary care physicians and paediatricians treating children with respiratory disease. We now have a better understanding of respiratory physiology in children, and newer computerised spirometry equipment is available with updated regional reference values for the paediatric age group. This review evaluates the current literature for indications, test procedures, quality assessment, and interpretation of spirometry results in children. Spirometry may be useful for asthma, cystic fibrosis, congenital or acquired airway malformations and many other respiratory diseases in children. The technique for performing spirometry in children is crucial and is discussed in detail. Most children, including preschool children, can perform acceptable spirometry. Steps for interpreting spirometry results include identification of common errors during the test by applying acceptability and repeatability criteria and then comparing test parameters with reference standards. Spirometry results depict only the pattern of ventilation, which may be normal, obstructive, restrictive, or mixed. The diagnosis should be based on both clinical features and spirometry results. There is a need to encourage primary care physicians and paediatricians treating respiratory diseases in children to use spirometry after adequate training.
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