Clinical profile, risk factors and outcomes of ric COVID-19: a retrospective cohort multicentre study in Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the risk factors, clinical profile and outcomes of COVID-19 in the paediatric population.

Design

Multicentre, retrospective observational study.

Setting

Four tertiary hospitals in Saudi Arabia.

Patients

We recruited 390 paediatric patients aged 0-18 years who presented from March to December 2020 and tested positive for COVID-19 on PCR.

Main outcome measures

We retrospectively analysed medical records for sociodemographics, health indicators, clinical presentations, laboratory findings, clinical complications, and outcomes.

Results

The mean participant age was 5.66±4.90 years, and the mean hospital stay was 2.17±3.48 days. Forty patients, mostly school-aged children (16, 40.00%; p=0.005) and children with comorbidities (25, 6

SUBMITTER: Albuali WH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8919130 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature