Re-evaluation After 2 Years of COVID-19 Pandemic: Return to Play in
                    Pediatric Population: What’s New?

Eliana Tranchita; Giulia Cafiero; Ugo Giordano; Federica Gentili; Attilio Parisi; Chiara Pierri; Francesca Ippolita Calò Carducci; Fabrizio Drago; Attilio Turchetta

doi:10.1055/a-1962-7869

International Journal of Sports Medicine, Table of Contents

Int J Sports Med 2023; 44(06): 449-453
DOI: 10.1055/a-1962-7869

Clinical Sciences

Re-evaluation After 2 Years of COVID-19 Pandemic: Return to Play in Pediatric Population: What’s New?

Authors

Eliana Tranchita

¹Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology and Heart Lung Transplant, Division of Sports Medicine, Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy
Giulia Cafiero

¹Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology and Heart Lung Transplant, Division of Sports Medicine, Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy
Ugo Giordano

¹Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology and Heart Lung Transplant, Division of Sports Medicine, Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy
Federica Gentili

¹Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology and Heart Lung Transplant, Division of Sports Medicine, Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy
Attilio Parisi

²Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome ‘Foro Italico’, Rome, Italy
Chiara Pierri

³Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology and Heart Lung Transplant, Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy
Francesca Ippolita Calò Carducci

⁴Academic Pediatric Department, Immunological and Infectious Disease Unit, Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy
Fabrizio Drago

⁵Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology and Heart Lung Transplant, Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Arrhythmias Unit, Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy
Attilio Turchetta

¹Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology and Heart Lung Transplant, Division of Sports Medicine, Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy

Abstract

An observational retrospective study was conducted on 180 young competitive athletes. These children were revaluated after a mild/moderate SARS-CoV-2 infection through 3 different kind of protocol aimed at recognizing any cardiorespiratory complications due to the infection. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the results of “return to play” Italian protocols for readmission to competitive sport in the pediatric population. All of the subjects analyzed were readmitted to competitive sports after revaluation. None of the young athletes showed cardiorespiratory compromises at first and/or second level evaluation, confirming that in young population there is low risk of hospitalization and life-threatening complications after a mild/moderate infection. Italian simplified protocol for resuming sport have proved to be a valuable tool for health assessment both in adult and young athletes allowing them to resume their training in safety.

Key words

competitive sport - health - children - infectious disease

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