Abstract
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused the closure of many clinics and wards,
some of which have been equipped for the management and care of ill
patients. In the last year, many countries have adopted a common plan to
contain hospital infections by limiting the execution of respiratory
function tests (TFR), including spirometry, exclusively to urgent /
necessary cases. All the recommendations of the major scientific
societies regarding the use of spirometry in the Covid era were
formulated in spring 2020, in the initial stages of the pandemic.
Currently, the continuous acquisition of knowledge about Covid-19 and
the vaccination of healthcare personnel, allows us to face a new phase
of the pandemic, in which it is possible for us to adapt our lifestyle
and health procedures in order to reduce the risk of contagion in the
hospital setting. In the following article, we have reported the
recommendations of major international and national respiratory
societies, emphasizing the need for a review considering new scientific
advances. In addition, we shared our work experience at the Pediatric
Respiratory Disease Clinic of University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’
during the last months of the pandemic.