Using the Electronic Medical Record to Correlate Kawasaki Disease Phenotypes With Clinical Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We sought to systematically standardize the documentation of clinical and laboratory features in Kawasaki disease (KD) on the day of initial treatment and correlate the presentation with clinical outcomes.

Methods

Kawasaki disease features and classification were documented by the attending physician using a standardized documentation tool on the day of treatment for KD, including confidence in the KD diagnosis on a 4-point scale. Incomplete KD was further classified using American Heart Association (AHA) criteria (sufficient or insufficient) and baseline echocardiogram data. We prospectively recorded intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) resistance, coronary artery abnormalities (CAAs), periungual peeling, and retrospectively identified subsequent diagnoses of autoim

SUBMITTER: Jaggi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7107491 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature