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Impulse oscillometry in preschool children with persistent asthma can predict spirometry at school age.
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  • Alberto Vidal Grell,
  • Ramiro González Vera,
  • Alejandra Mendez,
  • Jose A. Castro-Rodriguez,
  • María Angélica Palomino Montenegro,
  • Oscar Fielbaum Colodro,
  • Selim Abara Elías,
  • Mónica Saavedra Bentjerodt,
  • Jorge Mackenney Poblete
Alberto Vidal Grell
Clinica Las Condes

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Ramiro González Vera
Clinica Las Condes
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Alejandra Mendez
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Jose A. Castro-Rodriguez
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Escuela de Medicina
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María Angélica Palomino Montenegro
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Oscar Fielbaum Colodro
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Selim Abara Elías
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Mónica Saavedra Bentjerodt
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Jorge Mackenney Poblete
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Abstract

Background: Lung function in children with persistent asthma may be impaired during preschool and school ages. The aim of this study was to describe if some preschool IOS parameters are related to spirometry alterations on reaching school age. Methods: 66 children under six years old diagnosed with persistent asthma were studied prospectively with IOS during their preschool years and spirometry at school age. Results: The mean age was 4.9 years at the first evaluation and 7.9 years at the second evaluation, and 59.1% were male. During preschool, R5, Fres, AX, and D5-20 were found to have diagnostic accuracy (AUC>0.7) for predicting altered spirometry during school age (defined as FEV1 and/or FEV/FVC and/or FVC values below the lower limit of normality according to Quanjer predictive values). AX, D5-20, and R5 had the best LR+ to increase the probability of altered spirometry (50, 10, and 7.1, respectively). R5 was the best IOS parameter for discriminating bronchodilator response (BDR) in schoolchildren (AUC=0.7, LR+ = 3.7). Abnormal IOS increases the risk of having abnormal spirometry (RR=12.7, p= 0.002). This risk is even higher in atopic patients (RR= 21, p=0.003). Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that some IOS parameters between 3 and 5 years of age are useful for predicting abnormal spirometry and BDR at school age.
14 May 2022Submitted to Pediatric Pulmonology
14 May 2022Submission Checks Completed
14 May 2022Assigned to Editor
22 May 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
17 Jun 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
05 Aug 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Major
12 Sep 20221st Revision Received
12 Sep 2022Submission Checks Completed
12 Sep 2022Assigned to Editor
12 Sep 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
12 Oct 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
31 Oct 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
07 Nov 20222nd Revision Received
07 Nov 2022Assigned to Editor
07 Nov 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
07 Nov 2022Submission Checks Completed
07 Nov 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
09 Dec 2022Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
13 Dec 20223rd Revision Received
13 Dec 2022Submission Checks Completed
13 Dec 2022Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
13 Dec 2022Assigned to Editor
13 Dec 2022Reviewer(s) Assigned
24 Jan 2023Editorial Decision: Accept