Philippine pediatric COVID-19 living clinical practice guidelines as of March 2022
doi.org/10.56964/pidspj20232401003
- Author:
Leonila F. Dans, M.D.
;
Anna Lisa T. Ong-Lim, M.D.
;
Rosemarie S. Arciaga, M.D.
;
Donna Isabel S. Capili, M.D.
;
Daisy Evangeline S. Garcia
;
Arnel Gerald Q. Jiao, M.D.
;
et al.
- Publication Type:Editorial
- From:
Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines Journal
2023;24(1):70-120
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Executive Summary:The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered a global crisis and has affected
millions of people worldwide. With the evolution of the different variants of concern, the incidence of COVID-
19 in the pediatric population has risen. The Surveillance and Analysis of COVID-19 in Children Nationwide
(SALVACION) Registry, developed by the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) and the
Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS), has reported 3,221 cases as of March 31, 2022, with 90.4% requiring
hospitalization and 36.2% with moderate to critical disease severity. Given the magnitude of the impact of
COVID-19, with most of the clinical recommendations available designed towards adult patients, there was an
urgent need for clinicians, public health officials and the government to also prioritize evidence-based clinical
practice guidelines for the pediatric population. Hence, the development of the Philippine Pediatric COVID-19
Living Clinical Practice Guidelines was conceptualized. This independent project, funded and supported by the
PPS and PIDSP, aimed to formulate up-to-date, evidence-based recommendations on the treatment,
diagnosis, infection prevention and control of COVID-19 in children.
Following the standard CPG development process outlined in the DOH Manual for CPG Development
and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology, 15
evidence summaries and 24 recommendations were generated by 12 consensus panelists representing their
specific health organizations and institutions.
- Full text:PIDSP CPG COVID.pdf
