Browsing by Author "Lombardi E."

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    Pediatric lung function testing during a pandemic: An international perspective
    (W.B. Saunders Ltd, 2020) Beydon N.; Gochicoa L.; Jones M.J.; Lands L.C.; Lombardi E.; Rosenfeld M.; Sly P.D.; Weiner D.J.; Yilmaz O.
    The COVID pandemic has passed its first peak for now in many countries while some are still on the rise, with some facing a second wave of cases. Precautions and infection control measures for both pediatric and adult pulmonary function testing (PFT) have been a topic of debate during the pandemic. Many centers had to close their PFT laboratories during the initial periods of the pandemic and are reopening as the numbers of new cases are decreasing. This review aims to summarize different practices of PFT laboratory management in different countries, including patient appointments, personal protective equipment, testing room requirements and telemedicine during and immediately following the COVID pandemic. © 2020
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    Brief report: International perspectives on the pediatric COVID-19 experience
    (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2020) Yilmaz O.; Gochicoa-Rangel L.; Blau H.; Epaud R.; Lands L.C.; Lombardi E.; Moore P.E.; Stein R.T.; Wong G.W.K.; Zar H.J.
    The 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is endangering human health worldwide; scarcity of published pediatric cases and current literature and the absence of evidence-based guidelines necessitate international sharing of experience and personal communication. On 31 March 2020 the International Committee of the American Thoracic Society Pediatrics Assembly recorded an online podcast, during which pediatric pulmonologists worldwide shared their experience on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in children. The aim was to share personal experience in organizing pediatric care in different health care settings globally, protecting health care workers, and isolation practices. This manuscript summarizes the common themes of the podcast which centered around three main topics: more benign clinical disease and progression in pediatric cases compared to adults, a strong need for strategies to protect health care workers, and social or economic disparities as a barrier to successful pandemic control. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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    Treatment of Asthma in Children
    (Springer International Publishing, 2021) Alaşan F.; Yaşar A.; Lombardi E.; Yüksel H.
    In order to keep asthma under control, it is necessary to evaluate and monitor asthma, provide asthma education to the patient and their caregivers, control environmental factors and comorbid conditions that can trigger asthma attacks, and to combine them with pharmacological treatment approaches [1]. Treatment aims to reduce/prevent asthma attacks, prevent persistent airflow restriction, and keep the side effects that may occur due to the medication within safe limits [2]. In order to achieve success in the treatment of asthma, it is important to use asthma medications and avoid the factors that trigger asthma attacks and to ensure physician-patient cooperation that will ensure success in patient follow-up in the long term [3]. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.