Managed Healthcare Executive July 9, 2024
Researchers of a JAMA Network study observed that RSV patients seemed to be older than usual and globally sicker than usual requiring advanced respiratory support and intensive care.
A new study, looking to answer the research question, “How did demographics and clinical outcomes of pediatric patients with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection who required hospitalization and advanced respiratory support differ during the 2022 to 2023 post–COVID-19 pandemic season compared with prepandemic seasons?” was recently published in the Jama Network on June 12.
The research team was composed of critical care physicians working in pediatric intensive care units at Boston Children’s Hospital, led by Zachary Winthrop, MD, fellow in critical care medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital and clinical fellow of critical...