Characteristics of pediatric patients hospitalized with COVID-19 during the third wave (omicron variant) at a referral hospital in Peru.

Q3 Medicine

Revista Peruana de Medicina de Experimental y Salud Publica Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI:10.17843/rpmesp.2023.402.12409

Giancarlo Alvarado-Gamarra, Vanessa Zarate-Campos, Jimena A Saavedra Díaz, Renato M Sánchez Julca, Andrea Tahua Vega, Aida Borcic, Alvaro Taype-Rondan, Luis Miguel Franchi Prato, Claudio F Lanata, Jesús Dominguez-Rojas, Raquel Garcés-Ghilardi, Matilde Estupiñan-Vigil

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Abstract

Objectives.: Motivation for the study. There are few reports on the clinical experience of the population infected with the omicron variant of COVID-19 in Latin America, particularly in pediatric population. Main findings. There was a rapid increase in the number of hospitalizations compared to previous waves, mainly due to respiratory conditions; most patients progressed favorably. Antibiotics and corticosteroids were the most used drugs. Implications. Studying the characteristics of children hospitalized during the third wave of COVID-19 in Peru may increase the knowledge of how the omicron variant affects this population group, which will allow comparisons with possible new waves or diseases.

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秘鲁一家转诊医院第三波(欧姆变异)期间因COVID-19住院的儿科患者的特征

这项研究的目的是描述在Edgardo Rebagliati Martins国家医院（HNERM）（秘鲁利马）第三波（omicron变体）期间住院的新型冠状病毒19儿科患者（28天至14岁）的特征。在这一回顾性队列中，回顾了2022年1月至4月初在HNREM接受治疗的122名儿科患者的临床病史（55%为男性，中位年龄为5岁），第一个月为77.9%，其中一半有一些合并症。他们主要因呼吸困难、失代偿综合征和脱水住院。6.6%的人接受了重症监护，4.9%的人接受了有创机械通气，5.7%的人需要一些血管活性物质，1.6%的人死亡。使用最多的药物是抗生素（43.4%）和皮质类固醇（27.1%）。总之，与前几波相比，住院人数迅速增加，其中大多数都有良好的发展，并且大量使用抗生素。

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Revista Peruana de Medicina de Experimental y Salud Publica Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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3.00

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12 weeks

期刊介绍： La Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (RPMESP) es el órgano oficial de difusión científica del Instituto Nacional de Salud (INS) del Perú. Es una publicación arbitrada por pares, de periodicidad trimestral, de ámbito y difusión mundial, indizada en MEDLINE/Index Medicos, SCOPUS, EMBASE, SciELO Salud Pública y otras bases de datos internacionales. La RPMESP es distribuida en su versión impresa y electrónica, con acceso gratuito a texto completo. La RPMESP publica artículos referidos a temas del ámbito biomédico y de salud pública, resaltando aportes prácticos, que contribuyan a mejorar la situación de salud del país y de la región. Propicia el intercambio de la experiencia científica en salud entre instituciones y personas dedicadas a la investigación dentro y fuera del Perú a fin de promover el avance y la aplicación de la investigación en salud.