Mortality Risk Factors Among Critically Ill Children With Acute COVID-19 in PICUs: A Multicenter Study From Turkish Pediatric Critical COVID-19 and MIS-C Study Group.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the world has a large number of reported COVID-19 cases and deaths. Information on characteristics and mortality rate of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) cases with COVID-19 remains limited. This study aims to identify the risk factors for mortality related to COVID-19 in children admitted to PICU.

Methods

A retrospective multicenter cohort study was conducted between March 2020 and April 2021 at 44 PICUs in Turkey. Children who were 1 month-18-year of age with confirmed COVID-19 admitted to PICU were included in the study. Children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome and asymptomatic for COVID-19 were excluded.

Results

Of 335 patients with COVID-19, the median age was 6.8 years (IQR: 1.2-14) a

SUBMITTER: Akcay N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9359682 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature