Principles of approach to suspected or infected patients related Covid-19 in newborn intensive care unit and pediatric intensive care unit.

Sarman, Abdullah; Tuncay, Suat

PURPOSE In this study, it was aimed to evaluate physical and mental health (MH) effects of children and their parents in newborn intensive care unit and pediatric intensive care unit due to Covid-19. CONCLUSIONS Children are less likely to develop severe illness than adults. It may benefit from medical and psychological/behavioral interventions. Prevent negative MH outcomes for babies/children/caregivers affected by Covid-19. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS It is useful to clarify the clinical course of children (treatment, care procedures, psychosocial effects, etc.). The establishment of mental health expert nursing teams, psychological counseling (synchronous telemedicine services for support purposes, telepsychiatry for parents, etc.) may have helped prevent negative mental health of Covid-19 outcomes. Continuous updating of medical staff's knowledge and skills for the prevention of Covid-19 is expected to slow the spread of the disease.