Publications by authors named "Alexandra Hernandez Yuste"
Characteristics and management of patients with SARS-CoV2 infection admitted to pediatric intensive care units: Data analysis of the Spanish national multicenter registry.
Pediatr Pulmonol
October 2023
Introduction: The purpose of this study is to describe the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) disease characteristics and management in children admitted to the pediatric intensive care units (PICU).
Methods: The present study was based on a national multicentric prospective registry including PICU patients with SARS-CoV2 infection or symptoms of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
Results: A total of 298 patients were admitted to 41 different Spanish PICUs.
Introduction: Ultrasonography has recently emerged as a promising technique that can rapidly estimate diaphragm function, especially during the weaning period. The aims of this study were to describe the evolution of diaphragmatic morphology and functional measurements by ultrasound in ventilated children.
Material And Methods: This was a prospective, observational, single-center study.
Severe manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents: from COVID-19 pneumonia to multisystem inflammatory syndrome: a multicentre study in pediatric intensive care units in Spain.
Crit Care
November 2020
Article Synopsis
- The study examines children admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) related to COVID-19, comparing their characteristics to those with other COVID-19-related conditions.
- Of the 74 children recruited, 61% met MIS-C criteria, showing they were older and more likely to have no significant prior medical history than non-MIS-C patients.
- MIS-C patients displayed a higher prevalence of symptoms like fever, diarrhea, and shock, alongside differing laboratory results, and were treated differently than non-MIS-C patients, receiving more corticosteroids and fewer invasive ventilation treatments.
Introduction: Passive transplacental immunity against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) appears to mediate in the protection of the infant for the first 6 months of life. Lower environmental exposure in pregnant women to RSV epidemic may influence the susceptibility of these infants to infection by lowering the levels of antibodies that are transferred to the fetus.
Objectives: To contrast the risk of severe disease progression in infants with acute bronchiolitis by RSV, according to the mother's level of exposure to epidemic.
Objective: The need for mechanical ventilation (MV) in acute bronchiolitis (AB) by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) varies depending on the series (6-18%). Our goal is to determine the admissions to PICU for MV in patients under 6 months with AB and define the risk factors for building a prediction model.
Methods: Retrospective study of patients younger than 6 months admitted by BA-VRS between the periods April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2015 was made.