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Changes in Bronchiolitis Picu Admissions in Italy: The Effect of Covid-19
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Conference: 11th Congress of the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, WFPICCS ; 23(11 Supplement 1), 2022.
Article in English | EMBASE | ID: covidwho-2190729
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Bronchiolitis is the most common lower respiratory illness in young children, mostly caused by Respiratory Syncitial Virus (RSV);PICU admission for respiratory support is required in some cases. The recent Covid-19 pandemic has altered dynamics of viral transmission in the community. We aim to describe if there has been a modification in the number and characteristics of patients admitted to Italian PICUs between the pre-pandemic and post-pandemic period. METHOD(S) Multicenter retrospective observational study based on the national electronic web-based national registry of the Italian Network of PICU Study Group (TIPNet). PICU admissions due to bronchiolitis were compared from 2017 to 2022, considering the seasonal peak periods (October, 1st to April, 30th). RESULT(S) 918 patients have been admitted due to bronchiolitis to Italian PICUs in the above mentioned years. Cumulative yearly admissions are reported in Figure 1. The winter season of 2020-2021 reported a significantly lower number of admissions. RSV was consistently the reported cause in most cases throughout the years except in season 2020-2021, when it was never reported. In the 2020-2021 season, enterovirus was reported in 23% of cases. Covid-19 as cause of bronchiolitis was reported in one case in 2020- 21 and 2 cases in 2021-22. CONCLUSION(S) Covid-19 pandemic, due to possibly multiple factors, has changed the panorama of PICU admissions due to bronchiolitis in Italy. Although research is still ongoing, it seems that Covid itself is not a cause of severe bronchiolitis requiring respiratory support. (Figure Presented).
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Type of study: Experimental Studies Language: English Journal: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Conference: 11th Congress of the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, WFPICCS Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: EMBASE Type of study: Experimental Studies Language: English Journal: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Conference: 11th Congress of the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, WFPICCS Year: 2022 Document Type: Article