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dc.contributor.authorShekerdemian, Lara S.
dc.contributor.authorMahmood, Nabihah R.
dc.contributor.authorWolfe, Katie K.
dc.contributor.authorRiggs, Becky J.
dc.contributor.authorRoss, Catherine E.
dc.contributor.authorMcKiernan, Christine A.
dc.contributor.authorHeidemann, Sabrina M.
dc.contributor.authorKleinman, Lawrence C.
dc.contributor.authorSen, Anita I.
dc.contributor.authorHall, Mark W.
dc.contributor.authorPriestley, Margaret A.
dc.contributor.authorMcGuire, John K.
dc.contributor.authorBoukas, Konstantinos
dc.contributor.authorSharron, Matthew P.
dc.contributor.authorBurns, Jeffrey P.
dc.contributor.authorInternational COVID-19 PICU Collaborative
dc.date2022-08-11T08:08:11.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T15:45:29Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T15:45:29Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-11
dc.date.submitted2020-05-18
dc.identifier.citation<p>Shekerdemian LS, Mahmood NR, Wolfe KK, Riggs BJ, Ross CE, McKiernan CA, Heidemann SM, Kleinman LC, Sen AI, Hall MW, Priestley MA, McGuire JK, Boukas K, Sharron MP, Burns JP; International COVID-19 PICU Collaborative. Characteristics and Outcomes of Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection Admitted to US and Canadian Pediatric Intensive Care Units. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 May 11. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1948. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32392288. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1948">Link to article on publisher's site</a></p>
dc.identifier.issn2168-6203 (Linking)
dc.identifier.doi10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1948
dc.identifier.pmid32392288
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/27538
dc.description.abstractImportance: The recent and ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has taken an unprecedented toll on adults critically ill with COVID-19 infection. While there is evidence that the burden of COVID-19 infection in hospitalized children is lesser than in their adult counterparts, to date, there are only limited reports describing COVID-19 in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). Objective: To provide an early description and characterization of COVID-19 infection in North American PICUs, focusing on mode of presentation, presence of comorbidities, severity of disease, therapeutic interventions, clinical trajectory, and early outcomes. Design, Setting, and Participants: This cross-sectional study included children positive for COVID-19 admitted to 46 North American PICUs between March 14 and April 3, 2020. with follow-up to April 10, 2020. Main Outcomes and Measures: Prehospital characteristics, clinical trajectory, and hospital outcomes of children admitted to PICUs with confirmed COVID-19 infection. Results: Of the 48 children with COVID-19 admitted to participating PICUs, 25 (52%) were male, and the median (range) age was 13 (4.2-16.6) years. Forty patients (83%) had significant preexisting comorbidities; 35 (73%) presented with respiratory symptoms and 18 (38%) required invasive ventilation. Eleven patients (23%) had failure of 2 or more organ systems. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was required for 1 patient (2%). Targeted therapies were used in 28 patients (61%), with hydroxychloroquine being the most commonly used agent either alone (11 patients) or in combination (10 patients). At the completion of the follow-up period, 2 patients (4%) had died and 15 (31%) were still hospitalized, with 3 still requiring ventilatory support and 1 receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The median (range) PICU and hospital lengths of stay for those who had been discharged were 5 (3-9) days and 7 (4-13) days, respectively. Conclusions and Relevance: This early report describes the burden of COVID-19 infection in North American PICUs and confirms that severe illness in children is significant but far less frequent than in adults. Prehospital comorbidities appear to be an important factor in children. These preliminary observations provide an important platform for larger and more extensive studies of children with COVID-19 infection.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation<p><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=32392288&dopt=Abstract">Link to Article in PubMed</a></p>
dc.relation.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1948
dc.subjectcoronavirus disease 2019
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectpediatric intensive care units
dc.subjectPICUs
dc.subjectCritical Care
dc.subjectImmunology and Infectious Disease
dc.subjectInfectious Disease
dc.subjectPediatrics
dc.subjectVirus Diseases
dc.titleCharacteristics and Outcomes of Children With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Infection Admitted to US and Canadian Pediatric Intensive Care Units
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.source.journaltitleJAMA pediatrics
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/covid19/34
dc.identifier.contextkey17785905
html.description.abstract<p>Importance: The recent and ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has taken an unprecedented toll on adults critically ill with COVID-19 infection. While there is evidence that the burden of COVID-19 infection in hospitalized children is lesser than in their adult counterparts, to date, there are only limited reports describing COVID-19 in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs).</p> <p>Objective: To provide an early description and characterization of COVID-19 infection in North American PICUs, focusing on mode of presentation, presence of comorbidities, severity of disease, therapeutic interventions, clinical trajectory, and early outcomes.</p> <p>Design, Setting, and Participants: This cross-sectional study included children positive for COVID-19 admitted to 46 North American PICUs between March 14 and April 3, 2020. with follow-up to April 10, 2020.</p> <p>Main Outcomes and Measures: Prehospital characteristics, clinical trajectory, and hospital outcomes of children admitted to PICUs with confirmed COVID-19 infection.</p> <p>Results: Of the 48 children with COVID-19 admitted to participating PICUs, 25 (52%) were male, and the median (range) age was 13 (4.2-16.6) years. Forty patients (83%) had significant preexisting comorbidities; 35 (73%) presented with respiratory symptoms and 18 (38%) required invasive ventilation. Eleven patients (23%) had failure of 2 or more organ systems. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was required for 1 patient (2%). Targeted therapies were used in 28 patients (61%), with hydroxychloroquine being the most commonly used agent either alone (11 patients) or in combination (10 patients). At the completion of the follow-up period, 2 patients (4%) had died and 15 (31%) were still hospitalized, with 3 still requiring ventilatory support and 1 receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The median (range) PICU and hospital lengths of stay for those who had been discharged were 5 (3-9) days and 7 (4-13) days, respectively.</p> <p>Conclusions and Relevance: This early report describes the burden of COVID-19 infection in North American PICUs and confirms that severe illness in children is significant but far less frequent than in adults. Prehospital comorbidities appear to be an important factor in children. These preliminary observations provide an important platform for larger and more extensive studies of children with COVID-19 infection.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathcovid19/34
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Pediatrics at UMMS-Baystate


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