ERS/ELS/ACCP 2013 international consensus conference nomenclature on inducible laryngeal obstructions.
Individuals reporting episodes of breathing problems caused by re-occurring variable airflow obstructions in the larynx have been described in an increasing number of publications, with more than 40 different terms being used without consensus on definitions. This lack of an international consensus on nomenclature is a serious obstacle for the development of the area, as knowledge from different centres cannot be matched, pooled or readily utilised by others. Thus, an international Task Force has been created, led by the European Respiratory Society/European Laryngological Society/American College of Chest Physicians. This review describes the methods used to reach an international consensus on the subject and the resulting nomenclature, the 2013 international consensus conference nomenclature.
Danish Paediatric Pulmonary Service, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark p.christensen@dadlnet.dk.
Pernille M
PM
Christensen
Dept of Otolaryngology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
John-Helge
JH
Heimdal
Dept of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO, USA.
Kent L
KL
Christopher
Dept of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Caterina
C
Bucca
Dept of Otolaryngology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Giovanna
G
Cantarella
Dept of Phoniatrics, Speech and Swallowing, Ear, Nose and Throat University Hospital, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Gerhard
G
Friedrich
Dept of Pediatrics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
Thomas
T
Halvorsen
Thoraxklinik, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Felix
F
Herth
Hochgebirgsklinik Davos, Clinic of Pulmonology/Allergy, Davos, Switzerland.
Harald
H
Jung
Dept of Internal Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Michael J
MJ
Morris
Dept of ORL-Head and Neck Surgery, Louvain University Hospital of Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium.
Marc
M
Remacle
Dept of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Audiology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Niels
N
Rasmussen
Dept of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Newcastle University and Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Janet A
JA
Wilson
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D032921:Consensus; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D009626:Terminology as Topic