Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Via N. Giustiniani, 3, 35128, Padova, Italy.
Eur J Pediatr. 2021 May;180(5):1631-1635. doi: 10.1007/s00431-020-03884-1. Epub 2021 Jan 7.
In the aftermath of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, we revised the cost-effectiveness of the exploited interventions in neonatal intensive care unit, to redefine future strategies for hospital management. Costs were revised with respect to the lockdown R0 or under different R0 scenarios to estimate the cost-effectiveness of the screening program adopted. Weekly nasopharyngeal swabs for parents, neonates, and personnel were the major cost during the pandemic, although they effectively reduced the number of cases in our unit.Conclusion: Parents and healthcare personnel testing appears to be an effective strategy due to the high number of contact they have within the hospital environment and outside, able to minimize the cases within our unit. What is Known: • Costs of universal COVID-19 tests for parents, neonates, and NICU personnel have not been evaluated during the COVID-19 pandemic in neonatal intensive care unit in Europe. What is New: • Weekly nasopharyngeal swabs for parents, neonates, and personnel were the major cost during the COVID-19 pandemic in NICU. • Parents and healthcare personnel testing was effective to reduce costs related to COVID-19 due to the high number of contact they have within the hospital environment and outside.
在 SARS-CoV-2 大流行之后，我们修订了新生儿重症监护病房中已利用干预措施的成本效益，以重新定义医院管理的未来策略。根据封锁期间的 R0 或不同的 R0 情景修订了成本，以估计所采用的筛查计划的成本效益。在大流行期间，每周对父母、新生儿和医务人员进行鼻咽拭子检测是主要费用，尽管它们有效地减少了我们单位的病例数。结论：由于父母和医护人员在医院环境内外的接触人数众多，因此对他们进行检测似乎是一种有效的策略，能够将我们单位内的病例数量降至最低。已知：在欧洲新生儿重症监护病房 COVID-19 大流行期间，尚未评估针对父母、新生儿和新生儿重症监护病房人员的通用 COVID-19 检测成本。新内容：在 COVID-19 大流行期间，每周对父母、新生儿和医务人员进行鼻咽拭子检测是新生儿重症监护病房的主要费用。由于父母和医护人员在医院环境内外的接触人数众多，因此对他们进行检测可以有效降低与 COVID-19 相关的成本。
