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Practices and Procedures in Clinical Pediatric Exercise Laboratories in North America.

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Interinstitutional differences in clinical pediatric exercise laboratory (CPEL) practices may affect patient care and efficacy of multicenter research. PURPOSE To describe current practices/procedures in CPELs and explore differences in CPELs… Click to show full abstract

Interinstitutional differences in clinical pediatric exercise laboratory (CPEL) practices may affect patient care and efficacy of multicenter research. PURPOSE To describe current practices/procedures in CPELs and explore differences in CPELs employing exercise physiologists to those that do not. METHODS A 40-item survey was distributed to CPELs in North America focusing on (1) staffing; (2) exercise stress testing (EST) volumes, reporting, and interpretation; and (3) EST procedures/protocols. RESULTS Of the 55 responses, 89% were in the United States, 85% were children's hospitals with university affiliation, and 58% were cardiology specific. Exercise physiologists were employed in 56% of CPELs, and 78% had master's degrees or higher. Certifications were required in most CPELs (92% emergency life-support, 27% professional, and 21% clinical). Median volume was 201 to 400 ESTs per year, 80% used treadmill, and 10% used cycle ergometer as primary modalities. Ninety-three percent of CPELs offered metabolic ESTs, 87% offered pulmonary function testing, 20% used institution-specific EST protocols, and 72% offered additional services such as cardiac/pulmonary rehabilitation. CPELS staffing exercise physiologists performed higher volumes of ESTs (P = .004), were more likely to perform metabolic ESTs (P = .028), participated in more research (P < .001), and provided services in addition to ESTs (P = .001). CONCLUSIONS Heterogeneity in CPELs staffing and operation indicates need for standardization.

Keywords: pediatric exercise; clinical pediatric; exercise physiologists; north america; practices procedures; exercise

Journal Title: Pediatric exercise science
Year Published: 2022

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