European Respiratory Society clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis of asthma in children aged 5-16 years.
Erol A GaillardClaudia Elisabeth KuehniStephen W TurnerMyrofora GoutakiKarl A HoldenCarmen C M de JongChristiane LexDavid K H LoJane S A LucasFabio MidullaRebeca MozunGiorgio PiacentiniDavid RigauBart RottierMichael ThomasThomy ToniaJakob UsemannOzge YilmazAngela ZacharasiewiczAlexander MöllerPublished in: The European respiratory journal (2021)
Based on the critical appraisal of the evidence and the Evidence to Decision framework, the task force recommends spirometry, bronchodilator reversibility testing and exhaled nitric oxide fraction as first-line diagnostic tests in children under investigation for asthma. The task force recommends against diagnosing asthma in children based on clinical history alone or following a single abnormal objective test. Finally, this guideline also proposes a set of research priorities to improve asthma diagnosis in children in the future.