El objetivo del presente estudio fue describir las características de los pacientes pediátricos (entre 28 días y 14 años) hospitalizados con COVID-19 durante la tercera ola (variante ómicron) en el Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins (HNERM) (Lima, Perú). En esta cohorte retrospectiva, se revisa-ron las historias clínicas de 122 pacientes pediátricos que fueron atendidos en el HNERM entre enero e inicios de abril del 2022 (55% varones, mediana de edad de 5 años), 77,9% durante el primer mes, y la mitad presentaron alguna comorbilidad. Se hospitalizaron principalmente por dificultad respiratoria, comorbilidad descompensada y deshidratación. El 6,6% ingresaron a cuidados intensivos, 4,9% a venti-lación mecánica invasiva, 5,7% requirieron algún vasoactivo y 1,6% fallecieron. Los fármacos más usados fueron antibióticos (43,4%) y corticoides (27,1%). En conclusión, s...

En Latinoamérica, existen pocos estudios y resultados heterogéneos sobre pacientes pediátricos oncohematológicos con COVID-19. Objetivo: Describir las características clínicas y la supervivencia de pacientes pediátricos oncohematológicos con COVID-19 en un hospital de Lima-Perú, 2020-2021. Métodos: Estudio longitudinal retrospectivo de pacientes menores de 14 años hospitalizados. Los datos se recolectaron de las historias clínicas. Resultados: Incluimos 30 pacientes, mayoría hombres y escolares, predominando la fiebre, síntomas respiratorios y gastrointestinales, la neoplasia hematológica, y la enfermedad oncológica avanzada. La mayoría desarrolló enfermedad leve-moderada, pero también presentaron evolución severa con requerimiento de soporte crítico, con mortalidad alta en hospitalización (13,3%) y baja supervivencia durante el seguimiento (a los 526 días, 59,26%,...

The multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19 (MIS-C) is infre-quent but potentially lethal. There are few reports of this disease and its phenotypes in Latin America. Objective: To describe the characteristics of the clinical phenotypes of MIS-C in hospitalized patients in Lima, Peru. Patients and Method: A descriptive and retrospective study in patients under 14 years old with a diagnosis of MIS-C at the Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins (Lima, Perú), from April 2020 to August 2021. Clinical-demographic and microbiological variables were recorded. According to these, patients with MIS-C were classified into the shock phenotype, Kawasaki disease (KD) without shock, and the fever and inflammation phenotype, analyzing their clinical outcomes. Results: 58 patients were analyzed. 32 (55.2%) presented the shock phenotype, 15 (25.8%) Kawasaki disease (...

Institución: Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins

Introduction: In Latin America, there are few studies and heterogeneous results on pediatric oncohematology patients with COVID-19. Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics and survival of pediatric oncohematology patients with COVID-19 in a hospital in Lima-Peru, 2020-2021. Methods: Retrospective longitudinal study of hospitalized patients under 14 years of age. The data was collected from the medical records. Results: We included 30 patients, mostly men and schoolchildren, predominantly fever, respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms, hematological neoplasia, and advanced oncological disease. The majority developed mild-moderate disease, but they also presented severe evolution requiring critical areas, with high mortality in hospitalization (13.3%) and low survival during follow-up (at 526 days, 59.26%, 95% CI 36 .53 to 76.20%). Survival increased with the start of chemoth...

La mayoría de los estudiantes de Medicina no consideran a los cursos de metodología de la investigación en su malla curricular como útiles a lo largo de su carrera profesional posiblemente debido a la inexperiencia de los docentes que imparten dichos cursos. Por lo tanto, es recomendable que se empleen medidas destinadas a la mejora de la formación universitaria en investigación, tales como planes curriculares flexibles que permitan la investigación estudiantil de calidad, renovar a la plana docente de los cursos de investigación con profesionales cuya trayectoria investigativa comprobada a través de su producción científica incentive al alumnado a emularlos desde el pregrado.

Introduction. There are limited epidemiological reports of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in Latin America. Objective. To describe the frequency and characteristics of hospitalizations due to HUS in children aged 0 to 14 years. Methods. Descriptive study of secondary analysis was performed with data on hospitalizations due to HUS from healthcare institutions from Peru, 2015-2022. Results. Two hundred twenty-eight hospitalizations were registered, 52.2% were male, 88.6% were under five years old, and 11% were under one year old. The departments with more hospitalizations were Lima (133 cases) and Arequipa (46 cases). The institutions of the Ministry of Health (MINSA) and Social Security (EsSalud) reported 42.5% and 27.6% of hospitalizations. From 2015 to 2022, the incidence ranged from 0.42 to 1.13 cases/100,000 children under five years of age. Conclusions. Hospitalizations due to HUS w...

Introduction: There are limited epidemiological reports of Kawasaki disease (KD) in Latin America. Objective: To describe the characteristics, seasonality, and trend of hospitalizations for KD in children. Methods: Descriptive study of secondary analysis was performed with data on hospitalizations due to KD from healthcare institutions from Peru, 2015-2019. Results: Two hundred ninety-seven hospitalizations were registered. 59.9% were male. 82.2% were under five years old, and 16.2% were under one year old. The departments with more hospitalizations were Lima (202 cases), Lambayeque (21 cases), and Piura (17 cases). The seasons of the year with more hospitalizations were winter and spring. The incidence of KD increased from 0.52 to 2.28 cases per 100,000 children under five years old between 2015 and 2019. Conclusions: There was an increase in hospitalizations due to KD, more frequent in...

Introducción: Existen limitados reportes epidemiológicos de la enfermedad de Kawasaki en Latinoamérica. Objetivo: Describir las características, estacionalidad y tendencia de las hospitalizaciones por EK en niños. Métodos: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de análisis secundario con datos de hospitalizaciones por EK de instituciones de salud de Perú en el periodo 2015-2019. Resultados: Se registraron 297 hospitalizaciones. El 59,9% fueron varones. El 82,2% fue menor de cinco años y el 16,2% menor de un año. Los departamentos con más hospitalizaciones fueron Lima, Lambayeque y Piura con 202, 21 y 17 casos. Las estaciones con mayor registro fueron invierno y primavera. La incidencia de EK se incrementó de 0,52 a 2,28 casos/100 000 niños menores de cinco años entre el 2015 al 2019. Conclusiones: Hubo un incremento de las hospitalizaciones por EK, más frecuente en niños meno...

Introducción: Describimos a un niño de 8 meses con leucemia e infección por SARS-CoV-2 que desarrolló el fenómeno de Kasabach-Merritt. Tenía una muestra de RT-PCR de SARS-COV-2 positiva. Las pruebas hematológicas mostraron coagulopatía y afectación intestinal. Fue manejada en emergencia recibiendo apoyo transfusional y en hospitalización con medidas de aislamiento social, inició propanolol y corticoterapia como tratamiento inicial de los angiomas infantiles. Presentó síntomas de obstrucción intestinal y fue intervenida quirúrgicamente y se evidenció infarto hemorrágico con focos de necrosis isquémica intestinal, terminando en ileostomía. Intentamos comprender una explicación fisiopatológica de la afectación dermatológica y del tracto gastrointestinal por el virus y la forma atípica de COVID-19. Dada la evidencia emergente de la afectación endotelial y vascular en...

Background: We describe an 8-month-old boy with leukemia and SARS-CoV-2 infection who developed Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon. He had a positive SARSCOV-2 RT-PCR sample. Hematologic tests showed coagulopathy and intestinal involvement. She was managed in emergency receiving transfusion support and in hospitalization with social isolation measures, she started propanolol and corticotherapy as initial treatment of infantile angiomas. She presented with symptoms of intestinal obstruction and underwent surgery and evidence of hemorrhagic infarction with foci of intestinal ischemic necrosis, ending in ileostomy. We tried to understand a pathophysiological explanation of the dermatologic and gastrointestinal tract involvement by the virus and the atypical form of COVID-19. Given the emerging evidence of endotelial a n d v a s c u l a r i n v o l v e m e n t i n C O V I D - 1 9 , t h e developmen...

Background: We describe an 8-month-old boy with leukemia and SARS-CoV-2 infection who developed Kasabach-Merritt phenomenon. He had a positive SARS-COV-2 RT-PCR sample. Hematologic tests showed coagulopathy and intestinal involvement. She was managed in emergency receiving transfusion support and in hospitalization with social isolation measures, she started propanolol and corticotherapy as initial treatment of infantile angiomas. She presented with symptoms of intestinal obstruction and underwent surgery and evidence of hemorrhagic infarction with foci of intestinal ischemic necrosis, ending in ileostomy. We tried to understand a pathophysiological explanation of the dermatologic and gastrointestinal tract involvement by the virus and the atypical form of COVID-19. Given the emerging evidence of endothelial and vascular involvement in COVID-19, the development of tests to detect vascula...

Introduction: The increase in ultra-processed foods (UPFs) intake has raised concerns about its impact on public health. Prospective observational studies have reported significant associations between higher intake of UPFs and adverse health outcomes. The aim of this study is to determine whether these associations could be confirmed in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Methods: We conducted a systematic review to analyze the evidence on the effects of UPFs intake on health. A systematic search was conducted in Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, LILACS, and CENTRAL up to April 22, 2024. RCTs in English, Spanish, and Portuguese evaluating the health effects of interventions to modify UPFs intake were included. The certainty of evidence was determined using the GRADE methodology. Results: Three educational intervention studies and one controlled feeding trial were included, evalu...

El objetivo del presente reporte es estimar la prevalencia de exposición a COVID-19 y factores asociados en niños de 5 a 11 años (11 meses 29 días) en dos vacunatorios en Lima y Lambayeque – Perú, durante el 2022.

ntroduction: Our objective was to explore the effect of the reduction of saturated fat (SAF) intake on cardiovascular disease, mortality and other health-related outcomes in adults. Methods: We conducted an umbrella review, searching Medline, Scopus, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and LILACS databases for systematic reviews from December 1, 2012, to December 1, 2022. We have included meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies. We extracted effect sizes (95%CI), heterogeneity (I2), and evidence quality rating based on the population, intervention, comparator, and outcomes. Results: 21 meta-analyses were included (three were from RCTs, and 18 were from cohort studies). Among meta-analyses of RCTs, 15 of the 45 associations were significant. The effect of reduction in SAF intake on combined cardiovascular events (RR 0.79, 95%CI 0.66–0.93) was graded as having moder...

Background and purpose: Bioavailability studies and observational evidence suggest that heme iron (HI) may have greater impact on iron status indicators compared with non-heme iron (NHI). This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to review the current evidence on the effect of the administration of HI compared with NHI for improving iron status in non-hospitalized population groups. Methods: We searched Pubmed, CENTRAL, Scopus, Web of Science, and LILACS from inception to July 2024. There was no language restriction or exclusion based on age or iron status. Only randomized controlled trials comparing HI with NHI were considered. A random-effects meta-analysis was performed to compare the effect of treatments for iron status indicators and total side effects (including gastrointestinal side effects). We measured the certainty of the evidence (CoE) using GRADE assessment. Results: Aft...

Objetivo: estimar el rol de la edad como predictor de severidad por COVID-19 en pacientes pediátricos hospitalizados con diagnóstico de COVID-19 en un hospital de referencia peruano. Materiales y métodos: se llevó a cabo una cohorte retrospectiva que incluyó a pacientes pediátricos entre el mes de vida hasta una edad menor a 14 años, hospitalizados desde mayo del 2020 al 31 de diciembre del 2021 en el Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins. La variable de exposición fue la edad escalada cada seis meses. La variable de desenlace fue la severidad de la COVID-19, determinada mediante los criterios de gravedad establecidos en la Guía de Práctica Clínica para el manejo de COVID-19 en pediatría de EsSalud. Se estimaron riesgos relativos (RR) crudos y ajustados, con sus respectivos intervalos de confianza al 95% (IC95%). Resultados: se analizó a un total de 331 pacie...

Introduction: Coronavirus 2019 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children occurred in Peru as of March 2020, leading to pediatric patients' hospitalization in areas adapted for this purpose at the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital. In the beginning, the demand for hospitalization was low, but it increased gradually. Consistent with international reports, the majority of patients presented mild or moderate symptoms. Nonetheless, there were also severe cases, even fatal ones. Objectives: To describe the characteristics and clinical outcome of pediatric patients with COVID-19 hospitalized in a referral hospital in Lima, Peru, between March and August 2020. Methods: A descriptive and inferential cross-sectional study was carried out. The population includes all hospitalized patients in the Department of Pediatrics, with clinical and surgical diagnoses associated with COVID-19. Results: We...

Introducción: Desde el inicio de la pandemia por el COVID-19 se han utilizado distintos fármacos y medicamentos para la prevención y tratamiento de la infección por COVID-19. Asimismo, se han desarrollado diversas investigaciones que evalúan la eficacia y seguridad de estas intervenciones que han concluido en generar más daño que beneficio en el manejo del paciente. Por este motivo, resulta relevante estandarizar las intervenciones que si han demostrado ser eficaces y seguras en el manejo del paciente pediátrico por COVID-19. Objetivo: Proveer recomendaciones clínicas basadas en evidencia para el manejo del COVID-19 en pediatría. Métodos: Se conformó un grupo elaborador de la guía (GEG) que incluyó médicos especialistas en pediatría y metodólogos. El GEG formuló 11 preguntas clínicas a ser respondidas por la presente GPC (Tabla 1). Para su elaboración el GEG decidió ...

Introduction: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, different drugs and medications have been used for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection. Likewise, various investigations have been developed that evaluate the effectiveness and safety of these interventions, which have concluded that they generate more harm than benefit in patient management. For this reason, it is relevant to standardize the interventions that have proven to be effective and safe in the management of pediatric patients with COVID-19. Objective: Provide evidence-based clinical recommendations for the management of COVID-19 in pediatrics. Methods: A guideline development group (GEG) was formed that included pediatric specialists and methodologists. The GEG formulated 11 clinical questions to be answered by this CPG (Table 1). For its preparation, the GEG decided to carry out a rapid adaptation of t...