Hospitals delaying pediatric surgeries as patients with RS infections fill child ICUs
6 days, 3 hours ago

Hospitals delaying pediatric surgeries as patients with RS infections fill child ICUs

NL Times  

Hospitals in the Netherlands are being forced to delay scheduled surgeries and other planned care for children as the seven pediatric intensive care units have a shortage of available beds. The current wave of RS infections has yet to hit a peak this winter, meaning the proportion of children with complications related to RS is expected to increase in the intensive care units in the coming days. Intensive care units treat up to 200 children with severe symptoms from RS every year, with several hundred others hospitalized in non-intensive care departments. "It is a difficult choice, but with these measures we can guarantee the greatest level of acute care and help every seriously ill child."

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Dutch child intensive care units busy with RS virus victims
5 days, 18 hours ago

Dutch child intensive care units busy with RS virus victims

Dutch News  

Operations at some pediatric intensive care units are being postponed because of an influx of babies with the respiratory syncytial virus, broadcaster NOS reported on Thursday All seven pediatric ICs, comprising 90 beds in total, are currently nearing capacity, with RS patients taking up around half of them, NOS said. “The situation is challenging but care is guaranteed,” pediatric care …

Queensland babies to get free RSV jabs as cases of the virus surge
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Queensland babies to get free RSV jabs as cases of the virus surge

ABC  

The Queensland government will fund an immunisation program to combat Respiratory Syncytial Virus, which lands more babies and young children in hospital than any other condition. The government said the following groups will be eligible when the program begins in mid-April of this year: All newborn infants will be offered a dose before they're discharged from hospital Newborns who are …

Waves of children with breathing problems in Dutch intensive care units
1 year, 1 month ago

Waves of children with breathing problems in Dutch intensive care units

NL Times  

Pediatric departments and intensive care units for children in Dutch hospitals are currently witnessing an unexpectedly high number of young children with serious respiratory problems due to the respiratory syncytial virus, NOS reported on Friday. According to the Dutch public health institute RIVM, RSV is the most common cold virus among young children, with almost all children contracting it in …

RSV is straining some hospitals, and US officials are releasing more shots for newborns
1 year, 1 month ago

RSV is straining some hospitals, and US officials are releasing more shots for newborns

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — RSV infections are rising sharply in some parts of the country, nearly filling hospital emergency departments in Georgia, Texas and some other states. Reports of the seasonal virus are rising nationally, but experts said RSV is not expected to generate the kind of widespread patient traffic seen last fall, when hospitals were overwhelmed with sick, wheezing kids. …

Thousands of babies face hospitalisation with life-threatening virus this winter as government delays vaccine
1 year, 4 months ago

Thousands of babies face hospitalisation with life-threatening virus this winter as government delays vaccine

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We’re really disappointed that the programme hasn’t been rolled out in a way that is …

Babies should get recently approved drug for RSV, CDC says
1 year, 5 months ago

Babies should get recently approved drug for RSV, CDC says

Associated Press  

Infants should get a recently approved drug to protect them against a respiratory virus that sends tens of thousands of American children to the hospital each year, U.S. health officials said Thursday. “We had a terribly bad RSV season last year and I’m thrilled that we have a new tool to protect our infants,” Dr. Mandy Cohen told The Associated …

Respiratory syncytial virus cases close to 10 times higher in some states, as testing rates increase
1 year, 6 months ago

Respiratory syncytial virus cases close to 10 times higher in some states, as testing rates increase

ABC  

Cases of respiratory syncytial virus have skyrocketed across the country, with some states reporting close to 10 times the number of cases compared to the same time last year. Key points: Respiratory syncytial virus cases have jumped in every state and territory except Queensland Experts say it could be due to post COVID complacency as well as higher testing rates …

Pediatric intensive care units full in the Netherlands due to RSV, flu epidemic
2 years ago

Pediatric intensive care units full in the Netherlands due to RSV, flu epidemic

NL Times  

All intensive care units that specialize in treating children are currently completely full, said the Dutch professional association of nurses and caregivers, V&VN. This is in large part due to the flu epidemic and the respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV or RS-Virus, said the association. Renze Jongstra, a nurse at the Leiden University Medical Center, said that the …

‘Extraordinary pressure’: Top NHS children’s doctor warns of unprecedented A&E waits
2 years ago

‘Extraordinary pressure’: Top NHS children’s doctor warns of unprecedented A&E waits

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Children’s health services are facing their busiest winter ever, with unprecedented …

Doctors alarmed as surge in RSV cases fills German hospitals
2 years, 1 month ago

Doctors alarmed as surge in RSV cases fills German hospitals

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Intensive care doctors in Germany warned Thursday that hospital pediatric units in the country are stretched to breaking point in part due to rising cases of respiratory infections among infants. The intensive care association DIVI said the seasonal surge in respiratory syncytial virus cases and a shortage of nurses was causing a “catastrophic situation” in hospitals. “If the …

Covid hospitalizations rising in kids under 6 months, CDC Director Walensky says
2 years, 1 month ago

Covid hospitalizations rising in kids under 6 months, CDC Director Walensky says

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19 hospitalizations are rising among babies under 6 months old, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging mothers to get vaccinated to reduce the risk of infection in those not yet eligible for shots, Director Rochelle Walensky said. “We’re seeing more and more of those younger babies getting hospitalized,” Walensky said in an exclusive interview at …

RSV responsible for 1 in 50 child deaths under age 5, study estimates
2 years, 1 month ago

RSV responsible for 1 in 50 child deaths under age 5, study estimates

CNN  

CNN — A new study estimates that 1 in 50 deaths of otherwise healthy children under age 5 around the world is due to a common virus that’s currently surging in the US: respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. “This is the lowest-risk baby who is being hospitalized for this, so really, numbers are really much higher than I think some …

What’s behind worrying RSV surge in US children’s hospitals?
2 years, 2 months ago

What’s behind worrying RSV surge in US children’s hospitals?

Associated Press  

Children’s hospitals in parts of the U.S. are seeing a surge in a common respiratory illness that can cause severe breathing problems for babies. “I’m calling it an emergency,” said Dr. Juan Salazar of Connecticut Children’s Hospital, where RSV has caused a shuffling of patients into playrooms and other spaces not normally used for beds. “And that’s really when we …

Record numbers of toddlers are hospitalized with colds because immunity was weakened by restrictions
2 years, 3 months ago

Record numbers of toddlers are hospitalized with colds because immunity was weakened by restrictions

Daily Mail  

Scientists warned the sharp rise was likely down to lockdowns weakening immunity among children The level was comparable only to December in previous years, when it has also crossed the 50 per cent mark Record number of tests on inpatients under 18 years old picked up a common virus in August last year More children and young people are being …

Doctors plead for help as respiratory infections rise in Australia, putting young children at risk
2 years, 5 months ago

Doctors plead for help as respiratory infections rise in Australia, putting young children at risk

ABC  

Initially, David and Natalie Robertson were told their 10-week-old twins had a mild infection. Key points: After a COVID-induced lull, respiratory infections are on the rise again RSV infections have shot up, as have cases of several types of influenza Young children are particularly at risk, with thousands admitted to hospital in recent weeks Their three-year-old son, Leon, had caught …

3 Kids Die of Viral Fever in Bihar Hospital in Last 24 Hours, Toll Reaches 6
3 years, 3 months ago

3 Kids Die of Viral Fever in Bihar Hospital in Last 24 Hours, Toll Reaches 6

News 18  

The viral fever is turning out to be deadly in Bihar with three infants dying in Nalanda Medical College and Hospital over the last 24 hours. A two and a half month infant from Sarai in Vaishali district, admitted in NMCH on September 13, died on Tuesday. An official of Bihar Health Department said that 830 children with viral fever …

Bihar hospitals run out of space as viral fever cases among children see a spurt
3 years, 4 months ago

Bihar hospitals run out of space as viral fever cases among children see a spurt

India Today  

The outbreak of a viral fever in several districts of Bihar has posed a serious challenge to the state government as many children are getting admitted to hospitals, leading to a possible scarcity of beds in children's wards. Four big hospitals in Patna -- Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, Patna Medical College and Hospital, Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences …

UP: At least 171 children in Prayagraj hospitalised due to chronic diseases, viral fever, says CMO
3 years, 4 months ago

UP: At least 171 children in Prayagraj hospitalised due to chronic diseases, viral fever, says CMO

Firstpost  

The chronic diseases in question are encephalitis and pneumonia with viral fever. Oxygen support is crucial in such cases but the hospital is reportedly falling short of beds Prayagraj: Over 170 children have been admitted to Motilal Nehru Hospital of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh due to chronic diseases and viral fever like encephalitis and pneumonia where they need oxygen support …

Prayagraj: 171 children admitted to hospital due to chronic diseases, viral fever
3 years, 4 months ago

Prayagraj: 171 children admitted to hospital due to chronic diseases, viral fever

India TV News  

Prayagraj's Motilal Nehru Hospital has admitted over 170 children due to chronic diseases and viral fever like encephalitis and pneumonia. Some chronic diseases like encephalitis and pneumonia where they need oxygen support are admitted here," he said. As the floodwater is receding in the flood-affected areas, multiple cases of chronic diseases and viral fever are being observed among children. While …

Dutch hospitals full of kids sick with RS virus
3 years, 5 months ago

Dutch hospitals full of kids sick with RS virus

NL Times  

The RS virus is spreading so fast among children in the Netherlands that all beds in Dutch hospitals' pediatric intensive care units were occupied on Tuesday. The RS virus usually spreads in winter, but due to the coronavirus lockdown, hardly any children were infected this past winter. There was only room for children in Den Helder and we also had …

Outbreaks of RS Virus reported in parts of the Netherlands
3 years, 6 months ago

Outbreaks of RS Virus reported in parts of the Netherlands

NL Times  

Young children in parts of the Netherlands, especially in Rotterdam and other areas in the southwest, are presenting with the RS virus. It is really weird that the virus is here now," Louis Bont, pediatrician and professor of respiratory infections at UMC Utrecht, said to NOS. While children die of the virus worldwide, the Netherlands' top-class pediatric intensive care can …

Children also face long-term consequences of Covid: Dutch hospital
3 years, 6 months ago

Children also face long-term consequences of Covid: Dutch hospital

NL Times  

Between 300 and 400 children in the Netherlands suffered serious complaints after a coronavirus infections, the Emma Children's Hospital in Amsterdam estimates. The hospital, which forms part of Amsterdam UMC, opened an outpatient clinic especially for children with long-term symptoms after Covid-19. "Our estimate is that in the Netherlands there may be 300 to 400 children who have serious complaints …

Safety Of Children Be Prioritized Ahead Of Possible Third Wave Of COVID, Urges Karnataka Commission For Protection Of Child Rights
3 years, 7 months ago

Safety Of Children Be Prioritized Ahead Of Possible Third Wave Of COVID, Urges Karnataka Commission For Protection Of Child Rights

Live Law  

The Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has urged the State Government to pre-plan for medical infrastructure for the safety of health and children as it is claimed by experts that in the third wave of Covid-19 the children will be affected more. In a letter written to the government on May 12 the commission has recommended that …

Give all NL residents over 60 first Covid vaccine as soon as possible: ICU experts
3 years, 9 months ago

Give all NL residents over 60 first Covid vaccine as soon as possible: ICU experts

NL Times  

In order to relieve pressure on Dutch hospitals before the third wave of coronavirus infections reaches its peak, all Netherlands resident above the age of 60 must get their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine as soon as possible, chairman Diederik Gommers of intensive care association NVIC and Ernst Kuipers of the national acute care network LNAZ said to NRC. Minister …

Dutch hospitals to stop regular care with Covid cases rising into January
4 years ago

Dutch hospitals to stop regular care with Covid cases rising into January

NL Times  

The Dutch government announced an emergency measure on Tuesday to freeze regular and scheduled medical care at hospitals in the Netherlands because of the rapidly rising number of Covid-19 patients. On Monday, Dutch hospitals were treating 2,162 patients with Covid-19, up a third since the start of the month. The hospitalized patient total was expected to rise to 2,540 by …

Covid-19 deaths and infections fall to lowest levels for eight weeks
4 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 deaths and infections fall to lowest levels for eight weeks

Dutch News  

The number of newly reported Covid-19 deaths in the Netherlands fell to 16 on Monday, the second day in a row that the figure has increased by less than 20. The number of new infections dropped to 161, the lowest level since March 14, while 36 more people were admitted to hospital, the public health agency RIVM reported. Intensive care …

RSV: US hospitals raise alarm about higher-than-normal cases in young children
4 years, 11 months ago

RSV: US hospitals raise alarm about higher-than-normal cases in young children

CNN  

CNN — Pediatricians across the United States are sounding the alarm about unusually high numbers of young children being admitted to emergency departments due to respiratory syncytial virus infection or RSV, a common virus that causes cold-like symptoms. “We have had an almost 20% increase in our emergency department visits in just the last few weeks,” said Dr. Purva Grover, …

Pediatric hospitals in Netherlands overflowing; kids transferred to Belgium
5 years ago

Pediatric hospitals in Netherlands overflowing; kids transferred to Belgium

NL Times  

The pediatric departments of almost all hospitals in the Netherlands are completely full. Many hospitals stopped taking in child patients and several children have been transferred to hospitals in Belgium. The problems are especially big in the Randstad, where hospitals are looking for somewhere to place 30 to 35 sick children a day, the Dutch association for pediatrics NVK said …

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