Publications by authors named "Viviana Pavlicich"
Background: To assist clinicians with identifying children at risk of severe outcomes, we assessed the association between laboratory findings and severe outcomes among severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infected children and determined if SARS-CoV-2 test result status modified the associations.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of participants tested for SARS-CoV-2 infection in 41 pediatric emergency departments in 10 countries. Participants were hospitalized, had laboratory testing performed, and completed 14-day follow-up.
Article Synopsis
- A study aimed to understand the risk factors for post-COVID-19 conditions (PCCs) in children revealed that only 5.8% of SARS-CoV-2-positive kids reported persistent health issues 90 days after testing positive.
- It involved 1,884 children who tested positive for the virus and 1,701 controls who tested negative, highlighting differences in hospitalization and symptom severity.
- The most common PCC symptom was fatigue, and factors like longer hospital stays were linked to higher chances of experiencing these lasting effects.
Importance: Severe outcomes among youths with SARS-CoV-2 infections are poorly characterized.
Objective: To estimate the proportion of children with severe outcomes within 14 days of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 in an emergency department (ED).
Design, Setting, And Participants: This prospective cohort study with 14-day follow-up enrolled participants between March 2020 and June 2021.
Latin American Consensus on the Management of Sepsis in Children: Sociedad Latinoamericana de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos [Latin American Pediatric Intensive Care Society] (SLACIP) Task Force: Executive Summary.
J Intensive Care Med
June 2022
The aim of this study was to develop evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of sepsis in children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), more specifically in Latin America. A panel was formed consisting of 27 experts with experience in the treatment of pediatric sepsis and two methodologists working in Latin American countries. The experts were organized into 10 nominal groups, each coordinated by a member.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: There are few conclusive studies on the usefulness of High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC) Oxygen Therapy in patients with asthmatic crises.
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of HFNC in chil dren older than 2 years of age that present severe and moderate asthmatic crises that do not respond to initial treatment.
Patients And Method: Open controlled randomized clinical trial of patients with asthma exacerbation in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
Unlabelled: The triage system in the emergency department classifies patients according to priority levels of care. Neonates are a vulnerable population and require rapid assessment.
Objective: To correlate the priority levels in newborns seen in the paediatric emergency department with admissions, resource consumption, and service times.
Objective: To assess the efficacy of a high-dose prolonged magnesium sulfate infusion in patients with severe, noninfectious-mediated asthma.
Design: Prospective, randomized, open-label study.
Setting: Twenty-nine-bed pediatric emergency department located in a children's hospital in Asuncion, Paraguay.
Objectives: The objective was to apply quality indicators in respiratory disease triage during a set time period.
Methods: This was a retrospective, descriptive, and comparative study of all patients attending the emergency department of Acosta Ñu Children's Hospital with breathing difficulty, between January 1 and July 31, 2011.
Results: Two thousand five hundred eighty-two patients were included in the study.