Journal article
Etiologies of Chronic Cough in Pediatric Cohorts: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report
AB Chang, JJ Oppenheimer, M Weinberger, CC Grant, BK Rubin, RS Irwin, KW Altman, E Azoulay, AF Barker, SS Birring, F Blackhall, DC Bolser, H Brightling, P Callahan-Lyon, P Davenport, S Ebihara, AA El Solh, P Escalante, SK Field, D Fisher Show all
Chest | ELSEVIER | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background There is no published systematic review on the etiologies of chronic cough or the relationship between OSA and chronic cough in children aged ≤ 14 years. We thus undertook a systematic review based on key questions (KQs) using the Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome format. The KQs follow: Among children with chronic (> 4 weeks) cough (KQ 1) are the common etiologies different from those in adults? (KQ 2) Are the common etiologies age or setting dependent, or both? (KQ 3) Is OSA a cause of chronic cough in children? Methods We used the CHEST Expert Cough Panel's protocol and the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) methodological guidelines and Grading of Recomme..
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Funding Acknowledgements
A. B. C. is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) practitioner fellowship [Grant 1058213] and holds multiple grants awarded from the NHMRC related to diseases associated with pediatric cough. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not reflect the views of the NHMRC.