Acta Medica Port
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Observational Study
[Case Series of 103 Children with SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Portugal].
The North Lisbon University Hospital Center was activated for referral of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients on the 11th March 2020. The aim of this study is to describe the experience at the Department of Pediatrics in the approach and the clinical outcomes of infected children. ⋯ This strategy contributed to a low consumption of hospital resources and proved safe in this series.
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The early neonatal period is the most critical for the newborn's life. The autopsy is important to understand the cause of death, and find other diagnoses not clinically identified. However, the rate of neonatal autopsy is declining worldwide. This study aims to characterize early neonatal death and the clinical importance of the autopsy, evaluating the concordance between clinical and pathological diagnosis. ⋯ An autopsy should be proposed to all parents after early neonatal death, given its importance in clarifying the cause of death.