Impact of congenital heart disease on outcomes among pediatric patients hospitalized for COVID-19 infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 infection is generally regarded as an acute self-limiting illness in children, but it can cause significant morbidity and mortality in both healthy and high-risk children. There are limited data on the outcomes of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) and COVID-19. This study aimed to examine the risks of mortality, in-hospital cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular complications in this patient population.

Methods

We analyzed data from hospitalized pediatric patients from 2020 using the nationally representative National Inpatient Sample (NIS). Children hospitalized for COVID-19 were included, and weighted data were used to compare in-hospital mortality and morbidities between children with and without CHD.

Results

Out of 36,690 children adm

SUBMITTER: Ghimire LV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10185948 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature