在COVID-19大流行期间,儿童长期护理机构的呼吸护理使用变化
Rose Hawkins1, Corrie Harris2, Heather Huxol2
1Division of Pulmonology, Allergy & Immunology, Norton Children's and University of Louisville School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology
|June 23, 2025
概括
COVID-19政策改变了儿科长期护理机构居民的呼吸治疗方法. 氧气使用增加,而高压盐水治疗减少,这表明在大流行期间呼吸系统护理的变化.
科学领域:
- 儿科医疗保健服务 儿科医疗保健服务
- 传染病流行病学 传染病流行病学
- 呼吸系统药物 呼吸系统药物
背景情况:
- 随着COVID-19大流行,儿科长期护理设施 (pLTCFs) 的护理服务受到严重干扰.
- 了解大流行对这些弱势群体呼吸系统健康管理的影响至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估COVID-19感染控制政策对pLTCF居民呼吸健康的影响.
- 分析疫情前和期间呼吸道治疗利用趋势.
主要方法:
- 追溯研究分析了76名居民的非识别计费数据和图表评论.
- 数据包括2019年1月至2022年12月使用的氧气,阿尔布托罗尔,高性盐水 (HTS) 和肺部卫生治疗.
- 统计分析比较了流行病前的趋势与流行病期间的利用情况.
主要成果:
- 在居民中观察到氧气使用率的统计显著增加 (P < 0.001).
- 然而,氧气使用率的增长速度比大流行前预测的趋势要慢.
- 在研究期间,高血压盐水 (HTS) 的使用显著下降 (P = 0.007),与之前的趋势有所不同.
结论:
- COVID-19感染控制政策与PLTCF的呼吸道治疗模式的显著变化有关.
- 在疫情期间,氧气和HTS利用率发生了转变,突出显示了住院护理的适应性变化.
- 需要进一步的研究,以了解这一群体对呼吸系统的长期影响.
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