Simulación de intubación pediátrica con videolaringoscopio de bajo costo en contexto de pandemia por COVID-19 / Simulation of pediatric intubation using a low-cost videolaryngoscope in the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic

En pacientes con infección por SARS-CoV-2 la intubación endotraqueal es un procedimiento con riesgo elevado de contagio. La videolaringoscopia complementa la protección del profesional, pero los videolaringoscopios comerciales son caros y no siempre están disponibles en las terapias intensivas pediátricas argentinas. El objetivo fue describir la práctica de intubación en un modelo de cabeza de simulación de lactante con un videolaringoscopio artesanal de bajo costo.Quince pediatras sin experiencia previa con el dispositivo participaron de una práctica de intubación en una cabeza de simulación con un videolaringoscopio artesanal. El tiempo promedio del primer intento fue de 116,4 segundos (intervalo de confianza del 95 % [IC95 %]: 84,8-148,0) y, el del siguiente fue de 44,2 segundos (IC95 %: 27,7­60,6). El tiempo disminuyó de forma significativa en el segundo intento (p : 0,0001). El dispositivo permitió la intubación exitosa en todos los intentos acortando la duración del procedimiento en la segunda práctica

In patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, endotracheal intubation is a procedure with a high risk for transmission. A videolaryngoscopy is a supplementary level of health care provider protection, but commercial videolaryngoscopes are expensive and not always available in pediatric intensive care units in Argentina. Our objective was to describe intubation practice using an infant head mannequin with a low-cost, handcrafted videolaryngoscope.Fifteen pediatricians with no prior experience using the device participated in an intubation practice in a head mannequin with a handcrafted videolaryngoscope. The average time for the first attempt was 116.4 seconds (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 84.8-148.0) and, for the second one, 44.2 seconds (95 % CI: 27.7-60.6). Time decreased significantly for the second attempt (p: 0.0001).A successful intubation was achieved with the device in all attempts, and the procedure duration decreased with the second practice

Cost of curative pediatric services in a public sector setting.

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the cost of ambulatory (out-patient) and in-patient pediatric health services for the year 1999 provided by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at all the three levels-primary, secondary and tertiary level. METHODS: The costing module developed by Children's Vaccines Initiative (CVI) was used. This rapid assessment tool focuses on collection of data at macro level by using key informants like doctors, nursing staff, accountant, store keeper, engineer etc. Cost per beneficiary was estimated separately for in-patients and out-patients and was calculated by dividing the total cost of the services by the number of beneficiaries for the year 1999. For the out-patient, the beneficiaries were the total out-patient attendees and for the in-patient, it was the total pediatric admissions multiplied by mean duration of stay in days. RESULTS: The cost per out-patient visit was INR.20.2 (US0.44 dollars@1US dollars=INR.46) at primary level, higher than INR14.5 (US0.31 dollars) at the secondary level, while at tertiary level it was INR 33.8 (US 0.73 dollars). At the primary and secondary level, non-physician cost was more than the physician cost, and for tertiary level, physician cost was much higher than the other costs. There were no in-patient services at primary level. The cost of in-patient services at secondary level was estimated as INR 419.30 (US 9.1 dollars) per patient per day with a bed occupancy rate of 60%. Two-fifths of the cost was due to nursing and other supportive staff and one fifth due to the doctor costs and overhead costs. The unit cost of INR 928 (US 20.2 dollars) per patient per day incurred at AIIMS with a bed occupancy rate of 100% was almost twice that of secondary level. In contrast to the secondary level, almost half the total costs at tertiary level was due to the doctors costs. CONCLUSIONS: Effective use of resources at lower level of care especially ambulatory care at primary level and inpatient care at secondary level can result in much higher savings for the system and also, the society. These would need to be appropriately strengthened.

Cirugía ambulatoria en pediatría / Ambulatory surgery in pediatrics

Se realiza este estudio con la finalidad de determinar la frecuencia de cirugía ambulatoria en el Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica del Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins del Instituto Peruano de Seguridad Social y su influencia en los costos hospitalarios. Se encontró que de 1339 pacientes operados en el Centro Quirúrgico Pediátrico, durante 1993, el 41.2 por ciento correspondió a cirugía ambulatoria; y sólo el 0.9 por ciento, cinco casos, ameritaron hospitalización posterior al acto quirúrgico debido, en todos estos casos, a la prolongación del tiempo operatorio y a la demora en la recuperación total postanestésica. En relación a los costos hospitalarios se comprobó un ahorro de s/270.00 nuevos soles por participante operado ambulatoriamente en relación a años anteriores en que todos los pacientes que iban a ser intervenidos quirúrgicamente eran hospitalizados.