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SARS-CoV-2 infection in children is usually asymptomatic/mild. However, some patients may develop critical forms. We aimed to describe characteristics and evaluate the factors associated to in-hospital mortality of patients with critical COVID-19/MIS-C in the Amazonian region. This multicenter prospective cohort included critically ill children (1 mo-18 years old), with confirmed COVID-19/MIS-C admitted to 3 tertiary Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) in the Brazilian Amazon, between April/2020 and May/2023. The main outcome was in-hospital mortality and were evaluated using a multivariable Cox proportional regression. We adjusted the model for pediatric risk of mortality score version IV (PRISMIV) score and age/comorbidity. 266 patients were assessed with 187 in the severe COVID-19 group, 79 included in the MIS-C group. In the severe COVID-19 group 108 (57.8%) were male, median age was 23 months, 95 (50.8%) were up to 2 years of age. Forty-two (22.5%) patients in this group died during follow-up in a median time of 11 days (IQR, 2-28). In the MIS-C group, 56 (70.9%) were male, median age was 23 months and median follow-up was 162 days (range, 3-202). Death occurred in 17 (21.5%) patients with a median death time of 7 (IQR, 4-13) days. The mortality was associated with higher levels of Vasoactive Inotropic-Score (VIS), presence of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), higher levels of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, (ESR) and thrombocytopenia. Critically ill patients with severe COVID-19 and MIS-C from the Brazilian Amazon showed a high mortality rate, within 12 days of hospitalization.
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COVID-19 , COVID-19/complicações , Doenças do Tecido Conjuntivo , Síndrome de Resposta Inflamatória Sistêmica , Criança , Humanos , Masculino , Lactente , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Estado Terminal , Estudos Prospectivos , COVID-19/epidemiologia , SARS-CoV-2RESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the knowledge of pediatricians who work with neonatal patients regarding the evaluation and treatment of pain in newborn infants. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of 104 pediatricians (out of 110) who were working during 1999 to 2001 in seven intensive care units and 14 nurseries in the city of Belém (Pará). The pediatricians answered a questionnaire about their demographic profile and their knowledge of pain evaluation and pain relief methods during the neonatal period. RESULTS: 100% of the pediatricians believed that newborns feel pain, but only one-third of them declared to know any scale for the evaluation of pain for this age group. The majority of the interviewees perceived the presence of pain in newborns by means of behavioral parameters. Crying was the preferential parameter to evaluate pain in full-term newborns; facial activity was the parameter chosen for premature infants; and heart rate for mechanically ventilated neonates. Less than 10% of the pediatricians reported using analgesia for venous and capillary puncture, while 30 to 40% said that they used analgesia for lumbar puncture, venous dissection, chest tube placement and mechanical ventilation. Less than half of those interviewed reported applying postoperative pain relief measures following abdominal surgery. Opioid was the most frequent medication for analgesia (60%), followed by midazolam (30%). CONCLUSION: These results demonstrate that it is necessary to refresh and update pediatricians' knowledge about pain assessment and relief.
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Medição da Dor , Adulto , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
Objetivo: analisar os conhecimentos dos pediatras que atuam com pacientes neonatais em relação à avaliação e o tratamento da dor do recém-nascido. Método: estudo transversal com 104 pediatras (de um total de 110) que trabalhavam em 1999 a 2001, nas sete unidades de terapiaintensiva e nos 14 berçários da cidade de Belém, e responderam a um questionário escrito com perguntas a respeito do seu perfil demográfico e do conhecimento de métodos de avaliação e de tratamento da dor no recém-nascido. Resultados: cem por cento dos médicos referiram acreditar que o recém-nascido sente dor, mas apenas um terço deles conhecia alguma escala para avaliar a dor nessa faixa etária. A maioria dos entrevistados referia perceber a presença de dor no recém-nascidopor meio de parâmetros comportamentais. O choro foi o preferido para avaliar a dor do bebê a termo; a mímica facial para o prematuro, e a freqüência cardíaca para o neonato em ventilação mecanica.Menos de 10por cento dos entrevistados diziam usar analgesia para punções venosas e capilares; 30 a 40por cento referiam empregar analgesia para punções lombares, dissecações venosas, drenagens de tórax e ventilação mecânica. Menos da metade dos entrevistados referiu aplicar medidas para o alívio da dor no pós-operatório de cirurgia abdominal em neonatos. O opióide foi o medicamento mais citado para aanalgesia (60por cento), seguido pelo midazolam (30por cento).Conclusão: os pediatras demonstraram pouco conhecimento a respeito dos métodos de avaliação e tratamento da dor no período neonatal. Há necessidade de reciclagens e de atualização no tema para os profissionais de saúde que atuam com recém-nascidos doentes
