The risks of applying normative values in paediatric cardiopulmonary exercise testing: a case report

Jessica L Waterfall; Paul Burns; Dawn Shackell; Joanna Pepke-Zaba; Katrina E Oates; Karl P Sylvester

doi:10.1183/23120541.00333-2020

The risks of applying normative values in paediatric cardiopulmonary exercise testing: a case report

ERJ Open Res. 2020 Dec 21;6(4):00333-2020. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00333-2020. eCollection 2020 Oct.

Authors

Jessica L Waterfall¹, Paul Burns², Dawn Shackell³, Joanna Pepke-Zaba⁴, Katrina E Oates¹, Karl P Sylvester^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Respiratory Physiology, Royal Papworth Hospital NHSFT, Cambridge, UK.
² Respiratory and Sleep Physiology Dept, Queen Elizabeth University Hospitals, Glasgow, UK.
³ Respiratory Physiology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHSFT, Norwich, UK.
⁴ Pulmonary Vascular Disease Unit, Royal Papworth Hospital NHSFT, Cambridge, UK.
⁵ Lung Function Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHSFT, Cambridge, UK.

Abstract

A clinical case in a paediatric subject highlights the urgent requirement for cardiopulmonary exercise testing age-related reference values to be harmonised, to ensure appropriate clinical interpretation and patient management https://bit.ly/36WgOSO.