COVID-19 and Neonatal Respiratory Care: Current Evidence and Practical Approach

• Published in: American journal of perinatology Vol. 37; no. 8; pp. 780 - 791
• Main Authors: Shalish, Wissam, Lakshminrusimha, Satyanarayana, Manzoni, Paolo, Keszler, Martin, Sant'Anna, Guilherme M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA Thieme Medical Publishers 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Airway Management - methods; Airway Management - trends; Betacoronavirus - isolation & purification; Coronavirus Infections - diagnosis; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; Coronavirus Infections - therapy; COVID-19; Evidence-Based Practice; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Newborn, Diseases - epidemiology; Infant, Newborn, Diseases - prevention & control; Infant, Newborn, Diseases - therapy; Infant, Newborn, Diseases - virology; Infection Control - methods; Infection Control - organization & administration; Infection Control - standards; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical - prevention & control; Pandemics - prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral - diagnosis; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral - therapy; Pregnancy; Review Article; SARS-CoV-2; neonatal respiratory care; aerosol-generating procedures; neonatal COVID-19

Abstract The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has urged the development and implementation of guidelines and protocols on diagnosis, management, infection control strategies, and discharge planning. However, very little is currently known about neonatal COVID-19 and severe acute re...