| Title: | International consensus on lung function testing during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond |
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| Authors: | ID McGowan, Aisling (Author)
ID Laveneziana, Pierantonio (Author)
ID Bayat, Sam (Author)
ID Beydon, Nicole (Author)
ID Boros, Piotr (Author)
ID Burgos, Felip (Author)
ID Fležar, Matjaž, Klinika Golnik, Medicinska fakulteta UL (Author)
ID Franczuk, Monika (Author)
ID Galarza, Maria-Alejandra (Author)
ID Kendrick, Adrian H. (Author)
ID de Jongh, Frans (Author) |
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| Files: |  PDF - Presentation file, download (1,22 MB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  UKPBAG - University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases Golnik
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| Abstract: | COVID-19 has negatively affected the delivery of respiratory diagnostic services across the world due to the potential risk of disease transmission during lung function testing. Community prevalence, reoccurrence of COVID-19 surges, and the emergence of different variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have impeded attempts to restore services. Finding consensus on how to deliver safe lung function services for both patients attending and for staff performing the tests are of paramount importance. This international statement presents the consensus opinion of 23 experts in the field of lung function and respiratory physiology balanced with evidence from the reviewed literature. It describes a robust roadmap for restoration and continuity of lung function testing services during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Important strategies presented in this consensus statement relate to the patient journey when attending for lung function tests. We discuss appointment preparation, operational and environmental issues, testing room requirements including mitigation strategies for transmission risk, requirement for improved ventilation, maintaining physical distance, and use of personal protection equipment. We also provide consensus opinion on precautions relating to specific tests, filters, management of special patient groups, and alternative options to testing in hospitals. The pandemic has highlighted how vulnerable lung function services are and forces us to re-think how long term mitigation strategies can protect our services during this and any possible future pandemic. This statement aspires to address the safety concerns that exist and provide strategies to make lung function tests and the testing environment safer when tests are required. |
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| Keywords: | Covid-19, testi pljučne funkcije - organizacija in vodenje, zagotavljanje varnosti -metode, soglasje |
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| Publication status: | In print |
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| Publication version: | Author Accepted Manuscript |
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| Place of publishing: | Velika Britanija |
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| Publisher: | European Respiratory Society |
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| Year of publishing: | 2021 |
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| Number of pages: | str. [1-51] |
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| Numbering: | Vol. , iss. |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-14711  |
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| UDC: | 616-07 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2312-0541 |
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| DOI: | 10.1183/23120541.00602-2021 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 92083203 |
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| Copyright: | ©The authors 2021 |
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| Note: | Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
Soavtor iz Slovenije: Matjaž Fležar;
Opis vira z dne 5. 1. 2022;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 10.01.2022 |
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