Impact of obesity on pulmonary function of preschool children: an impulse oscillometry study.

Background: The increasing global prevalence of obesity poses significant public health problems, as obesity exerts adverse effects on many systems and lung function. However, research on the lung function of preschool children with obesity is limited and inconclusive. In addition, studies specific to obesity indices that influence lung function in young children with obesity are limited.

Longitudinal effects of obesity on pulmonary function in obese children and adolescents.

Background: To investigate the longitudinal effects of obesity on change in lung function after 1 year of follow-up in obese children and adolescents.

Methods: Obese children/adolescents aged 8-15 years with pulmonary function test (PFT) results and recorded anthropometric obesity indices from 1 year earlier for comparison were recruited. Multiple linear regression of change in each lung function parameter was applied to determine the effect of sex, change in body mass index (ΔBMI), change in chest circumference (ΔCC), change in waist circumference (ΔWC), and change in waist circumference-to-height ratio (ΔWC/Ht).

Incidence and risk factors for long COVID in children with COVID-19 pneumonia.

Background And Objective: There are only a few reports of long COVID including pulmonary function in children after COVID-19 pneumonia. We determined the incidence of long COVID and abnormal pulmonary function in those children and identify risk factors.

Methods: This cohort study enrolled children admitted with COVID-19 pneumonia during 2021-2022.

Impact of respiratory care training and family support using telemedicine on tracheostomized children admitted with respiratory infection after discharge.

Objective: Children with tracheostomies usually require a long hospital stay, high healthcare costs and caregiver burden. With the help of telemedicine, this study attempted to determine how home respiratory care training and family support affected admission days, admission costs, ICU admission rates, and caregivers' confidence.

Methods: We enrolled children with tracheostomies who were admitted between 2020 and 2022 with respiratory infections.

Effect of Threshold Inspiratory Muscle Training on Functional Fitness and Respiratory Muscle Strength Compared to Incentive Spirometry in Children and Adolescents With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: To determine the effect of threshold inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on functional fitness and respiratory muscle strength (RMS) compared to incentive spirometry (IS) in children/adolescents with obesity.

Methods: A total of 60 obese children/adolescents aged 8-15 years were randomized into the threshold IMT group ( = 20), the IS group ( = 20), or the control group ( = 20). The IMT group performed 30 inspiratory breaths with the intensity set at 40% of baseline maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) twice daily for 8 weeks; the IS group performed 30 breaths with sustained maximum inspiration twice daily for 8 weeks; and, the control group was assigned no training device for 8 weeks.

Tuberculosis-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV-negative children.

Even though tuberculosis-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) is usually found in HIV-positive patients receiving antiviral treatment, it can also occur in HIV-negative patients especially if they have risk factors. We report a unique case of TB-IRIS in an immunocompetent child presenting with new onset of pleuritic chest pain after receiving anti-TB drugs. TB-IRIS should be considered as a differential diagnosis in case of clinical deterioration or appearance of new typical lesions despite appropriate anti-TB treatment for more than 2 weeks in the absence of persistently active TB or any other alternative causes.