Palliative Care in Congenital Syndrome of the Zika Virus Associated With Hospitalization and Emergency Consultation

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Perinatal characteristics and longer-term outcomes in Brazilian children with confirmed or suspected congenital Zika infection: ZIKAction Paediatric Registry

“…Hospitalisations were reported for 42% of our children, with infections, seizures and invasive procedures or surgery accounting for most admissions; the latter were mainly required because of arthrogryposis, dysphasia and hydrocephalus. In a study of 145 children with CZS followed at a referral centre in Pernambuco, 29 49% had been hospitalised by age 24 months, with an average stay of 4 days and very similar discharge diagnoses as reported here. A smaller study from Rio de Janeiro reported gastrointestinal tract-related admissions as the main reason for hospitalisations, but with respiratory and nervous system problems as the next most important; this study also examined the nursing care required for the 41 hospitalisations studied, finding that 8% required intensive and 54% semi-intensive care (i.e., clinically unstable).…”