Characteristics and Outcomes of Critically Ill Children With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To characterize the prevalence of pediatric critical illness from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and to assess the influence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strain on outcomes.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Database evaluation using the Virtual Pediatric Systems Database.

Patients

All children with MIS-C admitted to the PICU in 115 contributing hospitals between January 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021.

Measurements and main results

Of the 145,580 children admitted to the PICU during the study period, 1,338 children (0.9%) were admitted with MIS-C with the largest numbers of children admitted in quarter 1 (Q1) of 2021 ( n = 626). The original SARS-CoV-2 viral strain and the D614G St

SUBMITTER: Snooks K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9624236 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature