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ReviewFrontiers in pediatrics2021

Pediatric Pulmonary Function Testing in COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond. A Position Statement From the Hellenic Pediatric Respiratory Society.

Sotirios Fouzas, Dimos Gidaris, Nikolaos Karantaglis, Harry Opsimos, Emmanouil I Alexopoulos, Konstantinos Douros, Fotios Kirvassilis, Emmanouil Paraskakis, Michael B Anthracopoulos, Markos Marangos and 2 more

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Review in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Sotirios FouzasPediatric Respiratory Unit, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Dimos GidarisSchool of Medicine, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Nikolaos KarantaglisPediatric Pulmonology Unit, 3rd Department of Pediatrics, Hippokration Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Harry OpsimosPrivate Pediatric Pulmonologist, Athens, Greece.
Emmanouil I AlexopoulosPediatric Respiratory Division, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece.
Konstantinos DourosPediatric Respiratory and Allergy Unit, 3rd Department of Pediatrics, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Fotios KirvassilisPediatric Pulmonology Unit, 3rd Department of Pediatrics, Hippokration Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Emmanouil ParaskakisPediatric Respiratory Unit, University Hospital of Heraklion, Iraklio, Greece.
Michael B AnthracopoulosPediatric Respiratory Unit, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Markos MarangosDepartment of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Ioannis TsanakasPediatric Pulmonology Unit, 3rd Department of Pediatrics, Hippokration Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Hellenic Pediatric Respiratory Society
General University Hospital of Patras · GRIppokrateio General Hospital of Thessaloniki · GRUniversity General Hospital Attikon · GRUniversity Hospital of Heraklion · GRUniversity Hospital of Larissa · GRUniversity of Nicosia · CY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the COVID-19 pandemic is still evolving, guidelines on pulmonary function testing that may dynamically adapt to sudden epidemiologic changes are required. This paper presents the recommendations of the Hellenic Pediatric Respiratory Society (HPRS) on pulmonary function testing in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 era. Following an extensive review of the relevant literature, we recommend that pulmonary function tests should be carried out after careful evaluation of the epidemiologic load, structured clinical screening of all candidates, and application of special protective measures to minimize the risk of viral cross infection. These principles have been integrated into a dynamic action plan that may readily adapt to the phase of the pandemic.

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childrenCOVID-19lung function testingrecommendationspirometry

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PMID34095031
PMCPMC8175853
OpenAlexW3160835661

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