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Delivery of high-quality pediatric spirometry in rural communities: A novel use for telemedicine

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    The respiratory therapists were able to direct the spirometric maneuvers via the telemedicine software. In this study, 76% of spirometric maneuvers contained full data, 84% had an accurate FEV1, and only 16% of subjects were unable to complete spirometry.24 These results were superior to previous data regarding spirometry reproducibility in primary care settings, which has been cited at 25% to 50%.25

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    For patients living in regions with poor access to specialty care, remote spirometry via telemedicine allows guidelines-based recommendations to monitor lung function. Berlinski and colleagues17 reported the successful implementation of remote spirometry in rural settings with no adverse events and rates of interpretable spirometry data resembling rates of in-person spirometry. Asthma guidelines address the importance of self-management through the use of a personalized asthma action plan10 (AAP).

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    Patients were able to complete the maneuver with an 84% rate of interpretation by a pulmonologist to whom the results were forwarded. This was an improvement over the 25% to 50% interpretation rate reported in rural primary care settings and was similar to the 80% interpretation performance of spirometry at the tertiary center.13 Although the use of respiratory therapists using store and forward is one approach to improving spirometry in rural areas, another approach would be to train primary care providers to do the procedure correctly.

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