Estudio de la función pulmonar en niños tras neumonía adquirida en la comunidad en edad preescolar
- Autores: A. I. Jiménez Ortega, A. López Neyra, V. Sanz Santiago, J. Álvarez-Coca, José Ramón Villa Asensi
- Localización: Anales de Pediatría: Publicación Oficial de la Asociación Española de Pediatría ( AEP ), ISSN-e 1696-4608, ISSN 1695-4033, Vol. 75, Nº. 5, 2011, págs. 314-319
- Idioma: español
- Títulos paralelos:
- Pulmonary function in children following community-acquired pneumonia contracted at pre-school age
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Resumen
Aim Some studies relate pulmonary function (PF) during adult life to community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) suffered during infancy. The aim of the present work was to evaluate PF in children following CAP, contracted at pre-school age, which required hospitalisation. The hypothesis was that, once resolved, CAP in pre-school age children does not affect PF; further monitoring should therefore be unnecessary.
Methods and Materials PF was studied in a cohort of children who had suffered CAP at pre-school age, for which they were hospitalised. Children aged over 4 years were selected to try to ensure adequate collaboration, and a forced spirometry test was attempted in all of them.
Results Of the initial 49 patients, 42 (85.7%) correctly performed the forced spirometry test. All were asymptomatic at the time of examination. The mean age of these patients was 6,6±1,2 years; 25 were boys (54,3%). The mean time between CAP and the test was 19,5±7,6 months. The results (mean±SD) obtained with respect to theoretical values were: forced respiratory volume in the first second 107.73±14.56% and forced vital capacity 101,6±15,35%.
Conclusions The PF of children who have suffered CAP at pre-school age is normal following the resolution of the condition. No further PF studies are required after CAP resolves
