A Description of COVID-19-Directed Therapy in Children Admitted to US Intensive Care Units 2020.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is unclear how acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-directed therapies are used in children with life-threatening COVID-19 in US hospitals. We described characteristics of children hospitalized in the intensive care unit or step-down unit (ICU/SDU) who received COVID-19-directed therapies and the specific therapies administered.

Methods

Between March 15, 2020 and December 27, 2020, children <18 years of age in the ICU/SDU with acute COVID-19 at 48 pediatric hospitals in the United States were identified. Demographics, laboratory values, and clinical course were compared in children who did and did not receive COVID-19-directed therapies. Trends in COVID-19-directed therapies over time were evaluated.

Results

Of 424 children in the ICU/SDU, 235 (55%)

SUBMITTER: Schuster JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8807297 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature