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Area of Science:

  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pediatrics

Background:

  • Hospital infections by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) led to restrictions on pulmonary function tests (PFTs).
  • Initial recommendations for PFTs during the COVID-19 era were established early in the pandemic.
  • Evolving knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 and healthcare worker vaccination offers new perspectives on PFTs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize recommendations from major International Respiratory Societies regarding PFTs during the pandemic.
  • To share experiences with PFTs in a Pediatric Respiratory Disease Unit amidst the pandemic.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recommendations from major International Respiratory Societies.
  • Analysis of practical experience conducting PFTs in a pediatric setting during the pandemic.

Main Results:

  • The study synthesizes expert guidelines on PFTs in the context of COVID-19.
  • It provides practical insights into the safe implementation of PFTs in pediatric respiratory care during the pandemic.

Conclusions:

  • The resumption of PFTs is supported by current scientific understanding of SARS-CoV-2.
  • PFTs are crucial for the investigation and monitoring of patients with respiratory conditions.
  • Experience from a pediatric unit demonstrates the feasibility of PFTs during the pandemic.