Publications by authors named "Maria Garcia-Besteiro"
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.
Background: The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) broadened the focus of surveillance from ventilator-associated pneumonia to ventilator-associated event (VAE) for quality purposes. No paediatric definition of VAE (PaedVAE) has been accurately validated. We aimed to analyse the incidence and impact on patient outcomes resulting from the application of the adult and two paediatric VAE (PaedVAE) criteria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSevere 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.