Management of Children with Pericardial Effusion after COVID-19 on Outpatient Level of Service

The steady increase in the number of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus causing COVID-19 all over the world necessitates further study of fundamental features of pandemic spreading and clinical signs of disease, especially in children population. This article presents the experience of managing patients with pericardial effusion that has developed after new coronavirus infection COVID-19. The role of timely diagnosis of pericardial effusion, principles of its diagnostics, management, and follow-up observation on outpatient level within the pandemic are presented.

Analysis of Employee’s Working Capacity in Children’s City Outpatient’s Clinic №133 of Moscow City Health Department after COVID-19

The issues of long-lasting violations of physical and mental health among employees of Children’s City Outpatient’s Clinic №133 of Moscow City Health Department after COVID-19, as well as they effect on work quality and efficacy, and in some cases loss of any interest to work got us thinking about the features of post-COVID-19 syndrome and forced us to analyze the prevalence and duration of various symptoms in employees. The protocol for this observational study was approved by the Moscow City Independent Ethics Committee. Developed questionnaires with questions both on the course of COVID-19 and on the postcovid period have fully revealed the picture of psychological, cognitive and asthenovegetative disorders in employees. Healthcare professionals of our clinic were interested in studying this issue as many symptoms of the disease have significantly affected the working capacity of several people. The study involved 68 volunteers. Interesting data and correlations were obtained and they have confirmed the fact of cognitive and memory decline in some employees of Children’s City Outpatient’s Clinic №133 who underwent COVID-19 and the effect of these disorders on working capacity. Study results have shown that 47.5% of doctors and 50% of nurses feel disability of varying degrees after COVID-19. The major task of the head of the facility in such situation is to implement long, comprehensive and effective rehabilitation for employees in order to maintain the capacity of medical workers.