Respiratory Syncytial Virus and US Pediatric Intensive Care Utilization

• 2024

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• Alice Shanklin; Taylor Olson; Anita Patel; Eduardo Trujillo Rivera; Murray Pollack
PMID: 39453655DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.40997

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This study looks at how respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) affects children in the ICU. It describes that 11.4% of pediatric ICU admissions are due to RSV, with many needing serious treatments like ventilation. New prevention methods, nirsevimab and a maternal vaccine, could reduce these cases by up to 2.8% and cut ICU days by up to 5.9%. The research suggests that increasing the use of these preventive measures can lower hospital stays and improve outcomes for kids with RSV infections in intensive care units across the U.S.

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Focus Area: Infectious Disease

Audiences: Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Nirsevimab Library

Keywords: Bronchiolitis; Child; Infant; Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; Length of Stay; Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections; Respiratory Syncytial Viruses; United States; Vaccines; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized

Institutions: Children's National Hospital

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