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Milani GP, Corsello A, Fadda M, Falvo I, Bianchetti MG, Peroni D, Chiappini E, Cantoni B, Sannino P, Destrebecq A, Marchisio P. Approach to fever in children among final-year nursing students: a multicenter survey. BMC Nurs 2023; 22:119. [PMID: 37055757 PMCID: PMC10100172 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-023-01263-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Unfounded concerns regarding fever are increasingly observed among nurses worldwide. However, no study has so far explored the preferred approach towards pediatric fever among nursing students. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the attitude towards pediatric fever among final-year nursing students. METHODS Between February and June 2022, final-year nursing students of 5 Italian university hospitals were asked to answer an online survey on their approach to fever in children. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were utilized. Multiple regression models were employed to explore the existence of moderators on fever conceptions. RESULTS The survey was filled in by 121 nursing students (response rate 50%). Although most students (98%) do not consider discomfort to treat fever in children, only a minority would administer a second dose of the same antipyretic in nonresponsive cases (5.8%) or would alternate antipyretic drugs (13%). Most students would use physical methods to decrease fever (84%) and do not think that fever has mainly beneficial effects in children (72%). The own know-how adequacy on fever was inversely associated (OR 0.33, 95% CI 0.13-0.81) with the beliefs that high fever might lead to brain damage. No further predictive variable was significantly associated with the concern that fever might be associated with brain damage, the advice of physical methods use, and the assumption that fever has mostly positive effects. DISCUSSION This study shows for the first time that misconceptions and inappropriate attitudes towards fever in children are common among final-year nursing students. Nursing students could potentially be ideal candidates for improving fever management within clinical practice and amongst caregivers.
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- Gregorio P Milani
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
- Pediatric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via della Commenda 9, Milan, 20122, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
- Pediatric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, via della Commenda 9, Milan, 20122, Italy
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- Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pediatrics, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Department of Health Sciences, Meyer Children's University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Direzione Professioni Sanitarie, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Direzione Professioni Sanitarie, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Corsello A, Malandrini S, Bianchetti MG, Agostoni C, Cantoni B, Meani F, Faré PB, Milani GP. Sodium assessment in neonates, infants, and children: a systematic review. Eur J Pediatr 2022; 181:3413-3419. [PMID: 35821131 PMCID: PMC9395449 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-022-04543-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hyponatremia is a common disorder in childhood. The indirect and the direct potentiometry are currently the most popular techniques employed for sodium assessment, although discrepancies between the two techniques may be > 10 mmol/L. It is known that < 20% of the recently published articles report information about the technique used for sodium analysis, but no data are available on pediatric studies. This study aimed at investigating the laboratory technique employed for sodium measurement in studies conducted in childhood. A systematic literature search in PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science was undertaken to identify articles containing the word "hyponatremia" in the title between 2013 and 2020. Papers with < 10 subjects were excluded. A total of 565 articles were included. Information on the laboratory technique used for sodium analysis was more commonly (p = 0.035) reported in pediatric (n = 15, 28%) than in non-pediatric (n = 81, 16%) reports. The frequency of reports with and without information on the technique for sodium assessment was not different with respect to the study characteristics, the quartile of the journal where the paper was published, the country income setting, and the inclusion of neonates among the 54 pediatric studies. Conclusion: Most pediatric papers do not report any information on the technique used for sodium analysis. Although international authorities have recommended the implementation of direct potentiometry, a low awareness on this issue is still widespread in pediatric research. What is Known: • Direct potentiometry and indirect potentiometry are currently employed for sodium analysis in blood. • Direct potentiometry is more accurate. What is New: • Less than 30% of pediatric articles provide information on the technique employed for sodium analysis in blood. • Indirect potentiometry is more frequently employed than direct potentiometry in pediatric studies.
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- Antonio Corsello
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università Della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Milan, Italy ,Pediatric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Centro Di Senologia Della Svizzera Italiana, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6600 Locarno, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Milan, Italy ,Pediatric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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Torretta S, Cantoni B, Bertolozzi G, Capaccio P, Milani GP, Pignataro L, Aleo S, Marchisio P. Has Otitis Media Disappeared during COVID-19 Pandemic? A Fortuitus Effect of Domestic Confinement. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10132851. [PMID: 34199138 PMCID: PMC8267642 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10132851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 06/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background: To measure patient flow at our Pediatric Emergency Department (PED) during the Italian lockdown, with particular care in terms of otolaryngological (ENT)-related diagnoses. Methods: A retrospective evaluation of electronic charts of children admitted to our PED in the City Center of Milan (Italy) for any disease. The outcome was to compare distribution of diagnoses performed at our PED during 21 February–3 May 2019 (period 1) to 21 February–3 May 2020 (period 2). Results: A total of 4538 children were evaluated during period 1 compared to 1310 during period 2. A statistically significant overall effect on diagnosis between the study periods was attested (p-value < 0.001; pseudo R2 = 0.010), ENT-related diagnoses being more frequently documented in period 1 (80.4% vs. 19.5%; p-value < 0.001), as well as those related to middle ear infections (92.8% vs. 7.2%; p-value < 0.001). Non-complicated acute otitis media more frequently occurred in period 1 (92.0% vs. 8.0%; p-value < 0.001); no significant difference in the number of complicated middle ear infections occurred (95.8% vs. 4.2%). Conclusions: The exceptional circumstances of the Italian lockdown resulted in a significant decrease in patients’ attendance to our PED, especially when considering diagnoses related to any ENT disorder, middle ear disease, and non-complicated middle ear infection.
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- Sara Torretta
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, ENT and Head and Neck Surgery Unit, 20122 Milan, Italy; (P.C.); (L.P.)
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0250320245; Fax: +39-0250320248
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Pediatric Emergency Department, 20122 Milan, Italy; (B.C.); (G.B.)
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Pediatric Emergency Department, 20122 Milan, Italy; (B.C.); (G.B.)
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, ENT and Head and Neck Surgery Unit, 20122 Milan, Italy; (P.C.); (L.P.)
- Department of Biomedical Surgical Dental Science, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy;
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Pediatric Emergency Department, 20122 Milan, Italy; (B.C.); (G.B.)
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, ENT and Head and Neck Surgery Unit, 20122 Milan, Italy; (P.C.); (L.P.)
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy;
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Pediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, 20122 Milan, Italy; (S.A.); (P.M.)
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Pediatric Highly Intensive Care Unit, 20122 Milan, Italy; (S.A.); (P.M.)
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy
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Di Pietro GM, Capecchi E, Luconi E, Lunghi G, Bosis S, Bertolozzi G, Cantoni B, Marano G, Boracchi P, Biganzoli E, Castaldi S, Marchisio P. Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in children: accuracy of nasopharyngeal swab compared to nasopharyngeal aspirate. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2021; 40:1155-1160. [PMID: 33411175 PMCID: PMC7788172 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-020-04131-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The tests currently used for the identification of SARS-CoV-2 include specimens taken from the upper and lower respiratory tract. Although recommendations from the World Health Organization prioritise the usage of a nasopharyngeal swab (NS), nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA) are thought to be superior in identifying SARS-CoV-2 in children. To our knowledge, however, no paediatric study has been published on the subject. The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic performances of NS referred to NPA for SARS-CoV-2 in children. We calculated the sensitivity and specificity of the NS referred to the NPA of the whole sample and considered both age and collection period as covariates in different analyses. We collected 300 paired samples. The NS had a specificity of 97.7% and a sensitivity of 58.1%. We found similar results for the group of subjects ≥ 6 years old, while for subjects < 6 years old, the sensitivity was 66.7% and the specificity 97.8%. Considering period as a covariate, the sensitivity and specificity for patients hospitalised in March (31 patients, 52 records) were 70.0% and 97.6%, while for patients involved in the follow-up (16 patients, 57 records), they were 57.2% and 89.7%. The NS has a low sensitivity in detecting SARS-CoV-2 in children when referred to the NPA, whereas its specificity is high. Our results suggest that in children under 6 years of age, NSs should be preferred whenever possible. Though statistically not significant, the sensitivity of the NS rises when performed before the NPA.
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- University of Milan, Via della Commenda 9, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- University of Milan, Via della Commenda 9, 20122, Milan, Italy
- Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health & DSRC, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health & DSRC, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- University of Milan, Via della Commenda 9, 20122, Milan, Italy
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health & DSRC, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- University of Milan, Via della Commenda 9, 20122, Milan, Italy
- Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- University of Milan, Via della Commenda 9, 20122, Milan, Italy
- Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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Parri N, Lenge M, Cantoni B, Arrighini A, Romanengo M, Urbino A, Da Dalt L, Verdoni L, Giacchero R, Lanari M, Musolino AM, Biban P, La Fauci G, Pilotto C, Buonsenso D, Chiossi M, Agostiniani R, Plebani A, Zampogna S, Barbieri MA, De Masi S, Agostoni C, Masi S. COVID-19 in 17 Italian Pediatric Emergency Departments. Pediatrics 2020; 146:peds.2020-1235. [PMID: 32968031 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-1235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Variability in presentation of children with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a challenge in emergency departments (EDs) in terms of early recognition, which has an effect on disease control and prevention. We describe a cohort of 170 children with COVID-19 and differences with the published cohorts. METHODS Retrospective chart reviews on children (0-18 years) evaluated in 17 Italian pediatric EDs. RESULTS In our cohort (median age of 45 months; interquartile range of 4 months-10.7 years), we found a high number of patients <1 year with COVID-19 disease. The exposure happened mainly (59%) outside family clusters; 22% had comorbidities. Children were more frequently asymptomatic (17%) or with mild diseases (63%). Common symptoms were cough (43%) and difficulty feeding (35%). Chest computed tomography, chest radiograph, and point-of-care lung ultrasound were used in 2%, 36%, and 8% of cases, respectively. Forty-three percent of patients were admitted because of their clinical conditions. The minimal use of computed tomography and chest radiograph may have led to a reduced identification of moderate cases, which may have been clinically classified as mild cases. CONCLUSIONS Italian children evaluated in the ED infrequently have notable disease symptoms. For pediatrics, COVID-19 may have rare but serious and life-threatening presentations but, in the majority of cases, represents an organizational burden for the ED. These data should not lower the attention to and preparedness for COVID-19 disease because children may represent a source of viral transmission. A clinically driven classification, instead of a radiologic, could be more valuable in predicting patient needs and better allocating resources.
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- Clinical Trial Office.,Child Neurology Unit and Laboratories, Neuroscience Department, and.,Functional and Epilepsy Neurosurgery Unit, Neurosurgery Department, Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Healthcare Professional Department, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Emergency Department, Presidio Ospedale dei Bambini, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Istituto Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Emergency, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department for Woman and Child Health, Pediatric Emergency Department, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Pediatric Emergency Unit, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Polyclinic, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital and
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- Department of Neonatal and Paediatric Critical Care, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neonatal and Paediatric Critical Care, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Paediatrics, Department of Medicine, Academic Hospital Santa Maria della Misericordia, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, Italy.,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Azienda Sanitaria Locale 4 Liguria, Lavagna, Italy
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- Pediatric Emergency Unit, Filippo Del Ponte Hospital, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
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- University of Milan, Milan, Italy; and.,Department of Pediatrics, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Fondazione Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma Center
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Parri N, Magistà AM, Marchetti F, Cantoni B, Arrighini A, Romanengo M, Felici E, Urbino A, Da Dalt L, Verdoni L, Armocida B, Covi B, Mariani I, Giacchero R, Musolino AM, Binotti M, Biban P, Fasoli S, Pilotto C, Nicoloso F, Raggi M, Miorin E, Buonsenso D, Chiossi M, Agostiniani R, Plebani A, Barbieri MA, Lanari M, Arrigo S, Zoia E, Lenge M, Masi S, Barbi E, Lazzerini M. Characteristic of COVID-19 infection in pediatric patients: early findings from two Italian Pediatric Research Networks. Eur J Pediatr 2020; 179:1315-1323. [PMID: 32495147 PMCID: PMC7269687 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-020-03683-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Detailed data on clinical presentations and outcomes of children with COVID-19 in Europe are still lacking. In this descriptive study, we report on 130 children with confirmed COVID-19 diagnosed by 28 centers (mostly hospitals), in 10 regions in Italy, during the first months of the pandemic. Among these, 67 (51.5%) had a relative with COVID-19 while 34 (26.2%) had comorbidities, with the most frequent being respiratory, cardiac, or neuromuscular chronic diseases. Overall, 98 (75.4%) had an asymptomatic or mild disease, 11 (8.5%) had moderate disease, 11 (8.5%) had a severe disease, and 9 (6.9%) had a critical presentation with infants below 6 months having significantly increased risk of critical disease severity (OR 5.6, 95% CI 1.3 to 29.1). Seventy-five (57.7%) children were hospitalized, 15 (11.5%) needed some respiratory support, and nine (6.9%) were treated in an intensive care unit. All recovered.Conclusion:This descriptive case series of children with COVID-19, mostly encompassing of cases enrolled at hospital level, suggest that COVID-19 may have a non-negligible rate of severe presentations in selected pediatric populations with a relatively high rates of comorbidities. More studies are needed to further understand the presentation and outcomes of children with COVID-19 in children with special needs. What is Known: • There is limited evidence on the clinical presentation and outcomes of children with COVID-19 in Europe, and almost no evidence on characteristics and risk factors of severe cases. What is New: • Among a case series of 130 children, mostly diagnosed at hospital level, and with a relatively high rate (26.2%) of comorbidities, about three-quarter had an asymptomatic or mild disease. • However, 57.7% were hospitalized, 11.5% needed some respiratory support, and 6.9% were treated in an intensive care unit.
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- Niccolò Parri
- Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma Center, Meyer University Children’s Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Healthcare Professional Department Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Emergency Department, Presidio Ospedale dei Bambini, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- Pediatric and Pediatric Emergency Unit, The Children Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Emergency, Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital - A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department for Woman and Child Health-Pediatric Emergency Department, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Neonatal and Paediatric Critical Care, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Paediatrics, Department of Medicine DAME, Academic Hospital Santa Maria della Misericordia, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Pediatric Emergency Unit, Filippo Del Ponte Hospital, ASST-Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
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- Pediatric Emergency Unit, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Filippo Del Ponte, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital V. Buzzi, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Trial Office, Children’s Hospital A. Meyer-University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Child Neurology Unit and Laboratories, Neuroscience Department, Children’s Hospital A. Meyer-University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Functional and Epilepsy Neurosurgery Unit, Neurosurgery Department, Children’s Hospital A. Meyer-University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma Center, Meyer University Children’s Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Science, Department of Pediatrics, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma Center, Meyer University Children’s Hospital, Florence, Italy
- Department of Pediatrics, Community Pediatrics, Ravenna, Italy
- Department of Pediatrics, Ravenna Hospital, Ravenna, Italy
- Healthcare Professional Department Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Pediatric Emergency Department, Presidio Ospedale dei Bambini, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
- IRCCS Istituto Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
- Pediatric and Pediatric Emergency Unit, The Children Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy
- Department of Pediatric Emergency, Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital - A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
- Department for Woman and Child Health-Pediatric Emergency Department, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Department of Pediatrics, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
- Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste, Italy
- Department of Pediatrics, Lodi Hospital, Lodi, Italy
- Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy
- Department of Neonatal and Paediatric Critical Care, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy
- Paediatric Unit, Carlo Poma Hospital, Mantua, Italy
- Division of Paediatrics, Department of Medicine DAME, Academic Hospital Santa Maria della Misericordia, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- Family Pediatrician, Udine, Italy
- ICU, Pain Therapy Unit, Rovereto Hospital, Trento, Italy
- Department of Pediatrics, Latisana-Palmanova, ASUFC, Udine, Italy
- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Department of Pediatrics, ASL 4 Liguria, Lavagna, Italy
- Department of Pediatrics, Ospedale San Jacopo, Pistoia, Italy
- Pediatric Emergency Unit, Filippo Del Ponte Hospital, ASST-Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
- Pediatric Emergency Unit, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Filippo Del Ponte, Varese, Italy
- Department of Pediatrics, Hospital V. Buzzi, Milan, Italy
- Clinical Trial Office, Children’s Hospital A. Meyer-University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Child Neurology Unit and Laboratories, Neuroscience Department, Children’s Hospital A. Meyer-University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Functional and Epilepsy Neurosurgery Unit, Neurosurgery Department, Children’s Hospital A. Meyer-University of Florence, Florence, Italy
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Science, Department of Pediatrics, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Milani GP, Vianello FA, Cantoni B, Agostoni C, Fossali EF. New program for identification of child maltreatment in emergency department: preliminary data. Ital J Pediatr 2016; 42:66. [PMID: 27411332 PMCID: PMC4944310 DOI: 10.1186/s13052-016-0275-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Early detection of child maltreatment in pediatric emergency department is one of the most important challenges for the Italian and European medical care system. Several interventions have been proposed, but results are often unquantifiable or inadequate to face this problem. We promoted an educational program and built up an interdisciplinary team to improve the identification and management of maltreated children. Aim of this study is to report preliminary results of these interventions. Meetings structured with lecture-based teaching and case-based lessons were focused on identification and management of maltreatment cases. An interdisciplinary team with forensic physicians, dermatologists, orthopedics, radiologists, gynecologists, oculists, psychologists and psychiatrics, was created to manage children with suspected diagnosis of maltreatment. We analysed the characteristics of subjects diagnosed after these interventions and their number was compared with the one in the two previous years. An increased rate of diagnoses of 16.9 % was found. Results of the reported program are encouraging, but many efforts are still mandatory to improve the child maltreatment identification in emergency departments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gregorio P Milani
- Pediatric Emergency Department, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. .,Fondazione IRCCS, Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via della Commenda 9, 20122, Milan, Italy.
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- Pediatric Emergency Department, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Emergency Department and SITRA Pediatric Area, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, IRCCS Foundation Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Pediatric Emergency Department, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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