Do not neglect careful disinfection of the baby’s skin with alcohol-based antiseptic solutions and that of the newborn with chlorhexidine or iodophore before any surgical procedure
Preoperative preparation of the surgical infant and child includes disinfection of intact skin, which should be performed immediately before surgery within the operating room. Skin disinfection and preparation play an important role in the prevention of surgical site...
Do not substitute careful hand hygiene for just wearing gloves
In neonatal and pediatric settings, surgical site infections (SSIs) occur in 2-10% of surgical procedures and are associated with prolonged hospitalization, increased mortality, and increased costs to the health care system. Most SSIs are acquired in the operating...
Avoid as much as possible the closure of educational services and schools by carefully assessing the need for it with the competent authorities, in order to protect the psychophysical health and promote the development of children and adolescents.
In pediatric age, SARS-CoV-2 infection is less severe than in adults. Children become infected predominantly within families, while transmission within educational settings is less frequent. During a COVID-19 pandemic, stressful factors such as lack of social contacts...
Do not postpone routine immunization or modify usual pediatric preventive and treatment measures in both the territory and hospital during the circulation of SARS-CoV-2.
In children in the first two years of life, delays of 3-6 months in scheduled vaccination sessions were observed during the COVID-19 pandemic, while in adolescents vaccination coverage for booster doses dropped by more than 10%. In addition, late diagnoses of chronic...The campaign DOING MORE DOES NOT MEAN DOING BETTER – CHOOSING WISELY ITALY is promoted by Italy’s Slow Medicine
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