Samira Naime1, Suruchi K Batra2, Caitlin Fiorillo3, Maura E Collins4, Meagan Gatti5, Gina M Krakovsky6, Sona Sehgal7, Nancy M Bauman8, Dinesh K Pillai9. 1. Department of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA. snaime2@childrensnational.org. 2. Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA. sbatra@childrensnational.org. 3. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA. cfiorillo2@childrensnational.org. 4. Department of Hearing and Speech, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA. MaCollins@childrensnational.org. 5. Department of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA. MGATTI@childrensnational.org. 6. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA. Krakovs@childrensnational.org. 7. Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA. SSehgal@childrensnational.org. 8. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA. NBauman@childrensnational.org. 9. Department of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Chronic cough is the most common presenting complaint in a pediatric aerodigestive clinic. The etiology of chronic cough is varied and often includes more than one organ system. This review aims to summarize the current literature for a multidisciplinary approach when evaluating a child with chronic cough. RECENT FINDINGS: There is very little medical literature focused on a multidisciplinary approach to chronic cough. In the limited data available, multidisciplinary clinics have been shown to be more cost-efficient for the families of children with complex medical problems, and also increase the likelihood of successfully obtaining a diagnosis. SUMMARY: There is no consensus in the literature on how to work-up a child with chronic cough presenting to an aerodigestive clinic. Current studies from these clinics have shown improved outcomes related to cost-effectiveness and identifying definitive diagnoses. Future studies evaluating clinical outcomes are necessary to help delineate the utility of testing routinely performed, and to demonstrate the impact of interventions from each specialty on quality of life and specific functional outcome measures.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Chronic cough is the most common presenting complaint in a pediatric aerodigestive clinic. The etiology of chronic cough is varied and often includes more than one organ system. This review aims to summarize the current literature for a multidisciplinary approach when evaluating a child with chronic cough. RECENT FINDINGS: There is very little medical literature focused on a multidisciplinary approach to chronic cough. In the limited data available, multidisciplinary clinics have been shown to be more cost-efficient for the families of children with complex medical problems, and also increase the likelihood of successfully obtaining a diagnosis. SUMMARY: There is no consensus in the literature on how to work-up a child with chronic cough presenting to an aerodigestive clinic. Current studies from these clinics have shown improved outcomes related to cost-effectiveness and identifying definitive diagnoses. Future studies evaluating clinical outcomes are necessary to help delineate the utility of testing routinely performed, and to demonstrate the impact of interventions from each specialty on quality of life and specific functional outcome measures.
Authors: Ahmad Kantar; Roberto Bernardini; Francesco Paravati; Domenico Minasi; Oliviero Sacco Journal: Early Hum Dev Date: 2013-09-02 Impact factor: 2.079
Authors: Corey N Martin; Zhour Barnawi; Elizabeth Chorvinsky; Dhruv Pillai; Meagan Gatti; Maura E Collins; Gina M Krakovsky; Nancy M Bauman; Sona Sehgal; Dinesh K Pillai Journal: Pediatr Pulmonol Date: 2021-05-13