The Saudi Pediatric Pulmonology Association (SPPA) is a subsidiary of the Saudi Thoracic Society (STS), which consists of a group of Saudi experts with well-respected academic and clinical backgrounds in the fields of asthma and other respiratory diseases. The SPPA Expert Panel realized the need to draw up a clear, simple to understand, and easy to use guidance regarding the application of different aerosol therapies in respiratory diseases in children, due to the high prevalence and high economic burden of these diseases in Saudi Arabia. This statement was developed based on the available literature, new evidence, and experts' practice to come up with such consensuses about the usage of different aerosol therapies for the management of respiratory diseases in children (asthma and nonasthma) in different patient settings, including outpatient, emergency room, intensive care unit, and inpatient settings. For this purpose, SPPA has initiated and formed a national committee which consists of experts from concerned specialties (pediatric pulmonology, pediatric emergency, clinical pharmacology, pediatric respiratory therapy, as well as pediatric and neonatal intensive care). These committee members are from different healthcare sectors in Saudi Arabia (Ministry of Health, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Education, and private healthcare sector). In addition to that, this committee is representing different regions in Saudi Arabia (Eastern, Central, and Western region). The subject was divided into several topics which were then assigned to at least two experts. The authors searched the literature according to their own strategies without central literature review. To achieve consensus, draft reports and recommendations were reviewed and voted on by the whole panel.


中文翻译：

---

气雾疗法在儿童呼吸系统疾病中的应用：沙特专家共识


沙特儿科肺病学协会（SPPA）是沙特胸科学会（STS）的附属机构，该协会由一群在哮喘和其他呼吸系统疾病领域具有备受尊敬的学术和临床背景的沙特专家组成。SPPA 专家小组意识到，由于沙特阿拉伯这些疾病的高患病率和高经济负担，有必要就不同气雾剂疗法在儿童呼吸道疾病中的应用制定一份清晰、简单易懂且易于使用的指南。本声明是根据现有文献、新证据和专家实践制定的，旨在就不同患者环境（包括门诊）中使用不同气雾剂疗法治疗儿童呼吸系统疾病（哮喘和非哮喘）达成共识、急诊室、重症监护室和住院部。为此，SPPA 发起并成立了一个全国委员会，由相关专业（儿科肺病学、儿科急诊、临床药理学、儿科呼吸治疗以及儿科和新生儿重症监护）的专家组成。这些委员会成员来自沙特阿拉伯的不同医疗保健部门（卫生部、国防部、教育部和私营医疗保健部门）。除此之外，该委员会还代表沙特阿拉伯的不同地区（东部、中部和西部地区）。该主题被分为几个主题，然后分配给至少两名专家。作者根据自己的策略检索文献，没有进行中央文献综述。为了达成共识，报告草案和建议由整个小组进行了审查和投票。