Conclusion
According to this first data, the long-term respiratory impact of
COVID-19 appears relatively mild with a favorable prognosis in children.
Further studies with more subjects and longer follow up are needed. The
actual test panel seems effective for the evaluation of structural and
functional abnormities of the respiratory tract in pediatric
post-COVID.
Ethical approval Approved by Ethics Committee with the
multicentre competence of the Institute for Clinical and Experimental
Medicine and the Thomayer University Hospital (A-21-01).
Presented at The design of this study was presented at the 19th
Conference of Paediatric Pulmonology in Prague in April 2021 as an oral
presentation.
Contributors DK: planning and execution of the study,
statistical analysis and drafting the manuscript. TJ: planning and
execution of the study, revising the manuscript. DK and TJ contributed
equally. PP: planning the study and revising the manuscript. All the
authors agreed with the submission of this manuscript.
Acknowledgement: We want to cordially thank our colleagues who
participated in our study with patient recruitment and data sharing:
Látalová Vendula, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine,
Palacký University and University Hospital Olomouc, Říhová Renata,
Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Bulovka, Prague, Mohylová
Veronika, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of
Ostrava and University Hospital Ostrava, Martinů Vendula, Department of
Paediatrics, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and
University Hospital Motol, Prague, Kreslová Marcela, Department of
Pediatrics, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, ,
Červíček Stanislav, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital České Budějovice,
Cipra Adam, Department of Pediatrics, Krajská zdravotní, a.s. Ústí nad
Labem.
Funding This work was supported by the Charles University in
Prague [UNCE 204064].