COVID-19

Pediatric Hematology

Questions discussed in this category

Is rituximab for refractory ITP contraindicated in the setting of an active COVID infection, particularly in a patient with asymptomatic COVID?

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Do you recommend routine use of Evusheld for pre-exposure prophylaxis for patients on immunosuppression?

Does treatment with B-cell depletion and/or negative anti-spike antibody status despite COVID mRNA vaccination influence your decision?

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Should we recommend the COVID-19 booster vaccine to patients who had a DVT or any other complications such as hemolytic anemia or thrombocytopenia from prior vaccine doses?

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In a patient with a heterozygous prothrombin gene mutation who has COVID with minimal symptoms, do you recommend prophylactic and/or therapeutic anticoagulation?

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Do you routinely check platelet counts after COVID-19 vaccines in patients with chronic ITP?

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In which patients with oncologic or hematologic disorders are you recommending a 3rd dose of mRNA COVID vaccine?

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What are best practices for pediatric hematology/oncology patient and staff precautions with the COVID-19 pandemic?

How are you changing your parent/visitor policies? Are you testing for COVID-19 in all febrile patients? Has COVID-19 changed the care settings...

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Would you recommend anticoagulation prophylaxis for a pediatric patient admitted with COVID-19?

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Papers discussed in this category

Acta Paediatr., 2020 Mar 23

Systematic review of COVID-19 in children shows milder cases and a better prognosis than adults.

Br. J. Haematol., 2020 Apr 30

How we deal with the COVID-19 epidemic in an Italian paediatric onco-haematology clinic located in a region with a high density of cases.

Ann Oncol, 2021 Mar 18

Association of Clinical Factors and Recent Anti-Cancer Therapy with COVID-19 Severity among Patients with Cancer: A Report from the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium.

Semin Hematol,

Epidemiology and risk factors for venous thrombosis.

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