Etiologies of Chronic Cough in Pediatric Cohorts: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report

Abstract

Background: There is no published systematic review on the etiologies of chronic cough or the relationship between OSA and chronic cough in children aged ≤ 14 years. We thus undertook a systematic review based on key questions (KQs) using the Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome format. The KQs follow: Among children with chronic (> 4 weeks) cough (KQ 1) are the common etiologies different from those in adults? (KQ 2) Are the common etiologies age or setting dependent, or both? (KQ 3) Is OSA a cause of chronic cough in children?; Methods: We used the CHEST Expert Cough Panel's protocol and the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) methodological guidelines and Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation framework. Data from the systematic reviews in conjunction with patients' values and preferences and the clinical context were used to form recommendations. Delphi methodology was used to obtain consensus.; Results: Combining KQs 1 and 2, we found moderate-level evidence from 10 prospective studies that the etiologies of cough in children are different from those in adults and are setting dependent. Data from three studies found that common etiologies of cough in young children were different from those in older children. However, data relating sleep abnormalities to chronic cough in children were found only in case studies.; Conclusions: There is moderate-quality evidence that common etiologies of chronic cough in children are different from those in adults and are dependent on age and setting. As there are few data relating OSA and chronic cough in children, the panel suggested that these children should be managed in accordance with pediatric sleep guidelines. (Copyright © 2017. Published by Elsevier Inc.)Lung. 2010 Jan;188 Suppl 1:S33-40. (PMID: 19672656); Chest. 2011 Aug;140(2):324-330. 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Subset: MEDLINE; Grant Information: OT2 OD023854 United States OD NIH HHS; R01 HL131716 United States HL NHLBI NIH HHS Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jun 21. Current Imprints: Publication: 2016- : New York : Elsevier; Original Imprints: Publication: Chicago : American College of Chest PhysiciansInvestigator: KW Altman; E Azoulay; AF Barker; SS Birring; F Blackhall; DC Bolser; H Brightling; P Callahan-Lyon; AB Chang; P Davenport; S Ebihara; AA El Solh; P Escalante; SK Field; D Fisher; CT French; SM Harding; P Gibson; P Gold; A Harnden; AT Hill; RS Irwin; J Kavanagh; KA Keogh; K Lai; AP Lane; JM Madison; MA Malesker; S Mazzone; A Molassoitis; MH Murad; M Narasimhan; HQ Nguyen; P Newcombe; J Oppenheimer; MI Restrepo; M Rosen; B Rubin; JH Ryu; SM Tarlo; J Turmel; AE Vertigan; M Weinberger; K Weir. <br />