Unité Fonctionnelle de Physiologie-Explorations Fonctionnelles Respiratoires, AP-HP, Hôpital Armand-Trousseau, Paris, France.
National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Dept. of Pulmonary Physiology, Mexico City, Mexico.
Paediatr Respir Rev. 2020 Nov;36:106-108. doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2020.10.001. Epub 2020 Oct 11.
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.
目前，许多国家的 COVID 疫情已度过第一波高峰期，而有些国家的疫情仍在上升，面临着第二波病例。在疫情期间，儿科和成人肺功能测试（PFT）的预防和感染控制措施一直是一个争议话题。许多中心在疫情初期不得不关闭其 PFT 实验室，随着新病例数量的减少，正在重新开放。本文旨在总结不同国家 PFT 实验室管理的不同做法，包括疫情期间和疫情刚结束时的患者预约、个人防护设备、检测室要求和远程医疗。
