British paediatric respiratory society

Clinical guidance

The BPRS contributes to the development of BTS guidelines which are relevant to children. These include:

  • Air travel
  • Asthma
  • Non-CF bronchiectasis
  • Diagnositic flexible bronchoscopy (paediatric section due 2011/2012)
  • Cough
  • Home oxygen
  • Emergency use of oxygen (paediatric section due 2011/2012)
  • Pandemic flu
  • Neuromuscular weakness (due 2011/2012)
  • Community acquired pnuemonia
  • Pleural infection

The guidelines are avialable on the BTS website

Other BPRS guidance: