International Care programs for Pediatric Post-COVID Condition (Long COVID) and the way forward.
Caroline L H BrackelLieke C E NoijSusanne J H VijverbergCamille L LeggheAnke H Maitland-van der ZeeJohannes B van GoudoeverDanilo BuonsensoDaniel MunblitLouise SigfridSammie McFarlandLena AnmyrLiat Ashkenazi-HoffnungAna P N BellinatNathália L S DiasAmy EdwardsTomini FashinaRomana Gjergja JuraškiAna L N GonçalvesEdita HanstedVivien HerczegOlof HerttingLina N JankauskaiteNastiti KaswandaniRimantas KevalasPéter KrivácsyMichael LorenzLaura A MaloneMolly McVoyDavid W MillerAmanda K MorrowManjula D NugawelaCarlos R OliveiraPablo R S OliveiraIsmael M OsmanovIsabella M OvermarsElijah PaintsilSnehal M Pinto PereiraYogi PrawiraNina Dwi PutriRegina C F RamosMarius RascheMalin Ryd-RinderChristina De RoseElmira SamitovaTatjana Savić JovanovićDaniela SayJanet T ScottIris Shachar-LavieRoz ShafranEinat ShmueliAusra SnipaitieneTerence StephensonNikolett TénaiShidan TosifMirjana TurkaljPiero ValentiniLuydson R S VasconcelosLi VillardDaniel VilserSimone HashimotoSuzanne W J Terheggen-LagroPublished in: Pediatric research (2024)
Pediatric Post-COVID Condition (PPCC) Care programs have been initiated in many countries. Children with PPCC in different countries are affected by similar symptoms, limiting many to participate in daily life. There is substantial heterogeneity in diagnostic testing. Access to specific diagnostic tests is required to identify some long-term COVID-19 sequelae. Treatments provided were limited to physical therapy and psychological support. This study emphasizes the need for evidence-based diagnostics and treatment of PPCC. The International Post-COVID Collaboration for Children (IP4C) provides guidance for guideline development and introduces a framework of priorities for PPCC care and research, to improve PPCC outcomes.