In-hospital course of children with COVID-19 infection - Results of the German nationwide inpatient sample.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To date, few large studies of clinical outcomes in pediatric COVID-19 patients have been reported.

Study design

Epidemiological study of the German nationwide inpatient study (GNIS).

Methods

We used the GNIS to analyze all hospitalized children ≤18 years with confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis in Germany between Jan 1st and December 31st, 2020.

Results

Overall, 3360 children aged ≤18 years were hospitalized with COVID-19 infection in Germany in 2020 (49.8 % females). Among these, 1640 (48.8 %) were aged ≤6 years, 504 (15.0 %) 7 - ≤12 years and 1216 (36.2 %) were aged 13 - ≤18 years. Among these 3360 patients, 3.3 % were treated with mechanical ventilation and 0.23 % died in the hospital. The frequency of venous thromboembolism (0.18 %), vasculopathy (0.68 

SUBMITTER: Keller K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12281248 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature