Open AccessGestione del Covid-19 in età pediatrica: documento di consenso
Author(s) -
Gruppo Di Lavoro Su Covid In Pediatria Della Regione Emilia-Romagna
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medico e bambino
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.146
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 1591-3090
DOI - 10.53126/meb40085
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pandemic , psychological intervention , pediatrics , presentation (obstetrics) , disease , family medicine , psychiatry , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , radiology
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 has rapidly spread, becoming the first pandemic of the 21st century by death toll. Children appear to be less affected than adults, with a milder clinical presentation and a significantly lower mortality rate. However, serious complica-tions can occur in childhood, such as COVID-19 temporally related multisystem inflammatory syn-drome (MIS-C). Some aspects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents remain un-clear and the optimal treatment has not been defined. The Working Group on COVID-19 in Paediatrics of the Emilia-Romagna Region (RE-CO-PED) has produced a consensus document with practical recommendations based on a systematic review of the literature and on the clinical experi-ence of the expert group. Evidence is reported regarding prevention measures, diagnostic tools as well as home and hospital therapeutic management of complicated cases (MIS-C). The educational and psychological effects of the pandemic in the paediatric and adolescent age are reported, with the need to define coordinated interventions (between paediatricians, neurospychiatrists, psycholo-gists and educational services) for the prevention and treatment of documented emotional, relational and educational consequences caused by the lockdown, school closures and social distances.