COVID-19 pandemic in the neonatal intensive care unit: any effect on late-onset sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis?
Eur J Pediatr
; 181(2): 853-857, 2022 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1397006
ABSTRACT
The study was aimed at describing potential indirect effects of pandemic-related measures on very-low-birthweight infants in four Italian NICUs. No overall change in late-onset sepsis (LOS) and necrotizing enterocolitis was documented. However, in the NICU where baseline LOS rate was high, a significant reduction in LOS incidence was recorded. Conclusion:
COVID-19-related implementation of NICU hygiene policies is likely to reduce the occurrence of LOS in high-risk settings. What is Known ⢠COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), mostly by tightening infection control measures and restricting parental presence in the NICU. ⢠Beyond the described psychological impact of COVID-19 related measures on healthcare workers and NICU families, their consequences in terms of preterm infants' clinical outcomes have not been described in detail yet. What is New ⢠Strengthened infection-control measures do not seem to have an overall influence on the incidence of necrotising enterocolitis and late-onset sepsis in very-low-birth-weight infants. ⢠However, the implementation of these measures appears to reduce the occurrence of late-onset sepsis in settings where the baseline incidence of the disease is high.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Sepsis
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Enterocolitis, Necrotizing
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur J Pediatr
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S00431-021-04254-1
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