Clinical Pediatrics: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2572-0775
ISSN: 2572-0775
Department of Pediatric, King Fahad Medical City, Children Specialized Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Review Article
LCI as a Marker of Disease Progression in Saudi Paediatric CF Population?
Author(s): Adnan Zafar*, Wadha Alotaibi and Khalid Al-Mobaireek
Aims: Cystic fibrosis in children forms a significant disease burden in Saudi children. Due to lack of new-born screening, many patients are diagnosed relatively late. Disease surveillance by efficient monitoring measures is vital for halting disease progression. LCI (Lung Clearance Index) is commonly used in western world and is a very reliable toll in preschool as well as school going population. We reviewed at best available evidence to make local clinicians think about adopting this test.
Methods: We searched for comprehensive articles for LCI in preschool and school going children in PubMed. The quality appraisal and selection of the final two articles was selected by all three authors adopting CASP (Critical Appraisal Skills Program).
Results: Articles by Aurora et al. and Stanojevic et al. were selected for .. View More»