Surgical neonates with coronavirus infectious disease-19 infection: An experience with five cases at high-volume tertiary care centre of India
Coronavirus infectious disease-19 (COVID-19) has caused serious threat to global health. With progression of time, more and more cases are being reported in paediatric age group. Management of COVID-19-positive neonates with surgical condition is challenging as apart from medical management of COVID...
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| author | Yogender Singh Kadian Mokarram Ali Chandrodaya Kumar Pradeep Kajal |
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| description | Coronavirus infectious disease-19 (COVID-19) has caused serious threat to global health. With progression of time, more and more cases are being reported in paediatric age group. Management of COVID-19-positive neonates with surgical condition is challenging as apart from medical management of COVID-19-induced morbidities, they also require surgical intervention. Various guidelines have been proposed for the management of neonates with coronavirus infection and surgical pathologies. In this original article, we are sharing our experience in managing such neonates. We managed five neonates with different surgical pathologies who were positive for the coronavirus at the time of admission. They received medical management initially. Three of these five neonates were operated after they were negative for the virus. The remaining two patients were operated in positive state due to their condition requiring urgent surgical intervention. All the recommendations as per the COVID-19 protocol were followed. Four of these babies survived. One neonate with the diagnosis of gastroschisis expired during stay in designated COVID-19 neonatal intensive care unit. Authors conclude that COVID-19-positive status of neonates should not scare the health-care workers. COVID-19 positivity in neonates does not alter the outcome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bed677994d9a4186933b65a0e0ff62bf2022-12-22T04:28:44ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAfrican Journal of Paediatric Surgery0189-67252022-01-0119422823210.4103/ajps.ajps_105_21Surgical neonates with coronavirus infectious disease-19 infection: An experience with five cases at high-volume tertiary care centre of IndiaYogender Singh KadianMokarram AliChandrodaya KumarPradeep KajalCoronavirus infectious disease-19 (COVID-19) has caused serious threat to global health. With progression of time, more and more cases are being reported in paediatric age group. Management of COVID-19-positive neonates with surgical condition is challenging as apart from medical management of COVID-19-induced morbidities, they also require surgical intervention. Various guidelines have been proposed for the management of neonates with coronavirus infection and surgical pathologies. In this original article, we are sharing our experience in managing such neonates. We managed five neonates with different surgical pathologies who were positive for the coronavirus at the time of admission. They received medical management initially. Three of these five neonates were operated after they were negative for the virus. The remaining two patients were operated in positive state due to their condition requiring urgent surgical intervention. All the recommendations as per the COVID-19 protocol were followed. Four of these babies survived. One neonate with the diagnosis of gastroschisis expired during stay in designated COVID-19 neonatal intensive care unit. Authors conclude that COVID-19-positive status of neonates should not scare the health-care workers. COVID-19 positivity in neonates does not alter the outcome.http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2022;volume=19;issue=4;spage=228;epage=232;aulast=Kadiancoronavirus infectious disease-19neonatesprotocolsurgery |
| spellingShingle | Yogender Singh Kadian Mokarram Ali Chandrodaya Kumar Pradeep Kajal Surgical neonates with coronavirus infectious disease-19 infection: An experience with five cases at high-volume tertiary care centre of India African Journal of Paediatric Surgery coronavirus infectious disease-19 neonates protocol surgery |
| title | Surgical neonates with coronavirus infectious disease-19 infection: An experience with five cases at high-volume tertiary care centre of India |
| title_full | Surgical neonates with coronavirus infectious disease-19 infection: An experience with five cases at high-volume tertiary care centre of India |
| title_fullStr | Surgical neonates with coronavirus infectious disease-19 infection: An experience with five cases at high-volume tertiary care centre of India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Surgical neonates with coronavirus infectious disease-19 infection: An experience with five cases at high-volume tertiary care centre of India |
| title_short | Surgical neonates with coronavirus infectious disease-19 infection: An experience with five cases at high-volume tertiary care centre of India |
| title_sort | surgical neonates with coronavirus infectious disease 19 infection an experience with five cases at high volume tertiary care centre of india |
| topic | coronavirus infectious disease-19 neonates protocol surgery |
| url | http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2022;volume=19;issue=4;spage=228;epage=232;aulast=Kadian |
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