Neonatal intensive care unit preparedness for the Novel Coronavirus Disease-2019 pandemic: A New York City hospital perspective.

Autor: Verma S; Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 317 East 34th street, Suite 902, New York NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: sourabh.verma@nyulangone.org., Lumba R; Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 317 East 34th street, Suite 902, New York NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: rishi.lumba@nyulangone.org., Lighter JL; Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Department of Pediatrics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, USA. Electronic address: jennifer.lighter@nyulangone.org., Bailey SM; Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 317 East 34th street, Suite 902, New York NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: sean.bailey@nyulangone.org., Wachtel EV; Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 317 East 34th street, Suite 902, New York NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: elena.wachtel@nyulangone.org., Kunjumon B; Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 317 East 34th street, Suite 902, New York NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: bgee.kunjumon@nyulangone.org., Alessi S; Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 317 East 34th street, Suite 902, New York NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: samantha.alessi@nyulangone.org., Mally PV; Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 317 East 34th street, Suite 902, New York NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: pradeep.mally@nyulangone.org.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care [Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care] 2020 Apr; Vol. 50 (4), pp. 100795. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 14.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2020.100795
Abstrakt: In January 2020, China reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia associated with a novel pathogenic coronavirus provisionally named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2). Since then, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been reported in more than 180 countries with approximately 6.5 million known infections and more than 380,000 deaths attributed to this disease as of June 3rd , 2020 (Johns Hopkins University COVID map; https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html) The majority of confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported in adults, especially older individuals with co-morbidities. Children have had a relatively lower rate and a less serious course of infection as reported in the literature to date. One of the most vulnerable pediatric patient populations is cared for in the neonatal intensive care unit. There is limited data on the effect of COVID-19 in fetal life, and among neonates after birth. Therefore there is an urgent need for proactive preparation, and planning to combat COVID-19, as well as to safeguard patients, their families, and healthcare personnel. This review article is based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) current recommendations for COVID-19 and its adaptation to our local resources. The aim of this article is to provide basic consolidated guidance and checklists to clinicians in the neonatal intensive care units in key aspects of preparation needed to counter exposure or infection with COVID-19. We anticipate that CDC will continue to update their guidelines regarding COVID-19 as the situation evolves, and we recommend monitoring CDC's updates for the most current information.
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