Magnitude of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Outcome in Paediatric Surgical Inpatients during the First Wave of Pandemic at a Tertiary Care Children's Hospital in India

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This study was conducted at a tertiary care centre of Delhi, to assess the magnitude of SARS-CoV-2 disease and outcome in paediatric surgical inpatients. All the admitted patients were evaluated excluding outpatients and minor procedures. Out of 312 operated patients 2.88% patients were SARS-CoV-2 positive and out of 167 non-operative patients 6.58% were SARS-CoV-2 positive. These patients received standard care as per guidelines using standard protective measures and were discharged home. Only 1 death occurred due to perforation peritonitis with sepsis. The overall prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in paediatric surgical patients was 4.17% and SARS-CoV-2 positive patients had similar outcomes as compared to non-SARS-CoV-2 patients.

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Prajapati, S., Choudhury, S. R., Aditya, M., Maheshwari, A., Anirudha, A. J., & Sarin, Y. K. (2022). Magnitude of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Outcome in Paediatric Surgical Inpatients during the First Wave of Pandemic at a Tertiary Care Children’s Hospital in India. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 68(2). https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fmac011

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