Clinical characteristics and management of 871 children infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20220524-02500
- VernacularTitle:871例新型冠状病毒Omicron株感染患儿的临床特征与管理方法
- Author:
Liu XU
1
;
Lan YE
;
Ying ZHANG
;
Chunmei LU
Author Information
1. 国家儿童医学中心，复旦大学附属儿科医院新生儿科，上海 201102
- Keywords:
Child;
SARS-CoV-2;
Omicron variant;
Nursing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2022;28(34):4812-4815
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To understand the clinical characteristics and management of children infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron.Methods:From April 7 to June 2, 2022, 871 children who were confirmed to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron by nucleic acid testing and admitted to the designated isolation ward of children infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in Shanghai (the southern hospital of Renji Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine) were selected by convenient sampling as the study subject. The clinical and nursing data of children were analyzed retrospectively.Results:Among the 871 children, 561 (64.4%) were in the low age group (<3 years old) . According to the diagnostic criteria, 572 cases (65.7%) were rated as mild, 298 cases (34.2%) as common, and 1 case (0.1%) as severe. There were 86 children (9.9%) with basic diseases, mainly tumors and nervous system diseases. The main clinical symptoms included fever, cough, diarrhea, vomiting and other digestive symptoms. Nursing strategies were given according to the age structure, disease characteristics and clinical manifestations of children, mainly including isolation ward management, basic disease nursing, symptom nursing, and early identification and evaluation of severe cases.Conclusions:The key population of children infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron includes children of low age with basic diseases. Symptoms mainly include fever and respiratory symptoms. It is of great significance to carry out targeted nursing diagnosis and treatment to improve the treatment efficiency of children and reduce the risk of epidemic transmission.
