Pediatric lung function testing during a pandemic: An international perspective
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2020
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Beydon N.
Gochicoa L.
Jones M.J.
Lands L.C.
Lombardi E.
Rosenfeld M.
Sly P.D.
Weiner D.J.
Yilmaz O.
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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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Air Filters , Appointments and Schedules , Child , COVID-19 , Delivery of Health Care , Environment, Controlled , Humans , Internationality , Parents , Pediatrics , Personal Protective Equipment , Physical Distancing , Pulmonary Medicine , Respiratory Function Tests , Telemedicine , Ventilation , Waiting Rooms , child , clinical effectiveness , coronavirus disease 2019 , human , lung function test , pandemic , polymerase chain reaction , priority journal , Review , risk factor , telemedicine , air conditioning , air filter , child parent relation , health care delivery , hospital management , international cooperation , lung function test , microclimate , organization and management , pediatrics , prevention and control , procedures , protective equipment , pulmonology