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Clinical characteristics and factors associated with severe COVID-19 in hospitalized children during the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron pandemic in Taiwan by Song-Ming Huang; Chi-Hsien Wu; Ting-Yu Yen; En-Ting Wu; Ching-Chia Wang; Frank Leigh Lu; Chun-Yi Lu; Jong-Min Chen; Ping-Ing Lee; Wang-Tso Lee; Luan-Yin Chang; Li-Min Huang is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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Background Since April 2022, a notable increase in COVID-19 cases with the rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant has been reported in Taiwan. In the epidemic, children were one of the most vulnerable groups, so we analyzed their clinical presentations and factors associated with severe complications of COVID-19 in children. Methods We included hospitalized patients under 18 years old with lab-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection from March 1, 2022, to July 31, 2022. We collected the demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients. Patients requiring intensive care were defined as severe cases. Results Among the 339 enrolled patients, the median age was 31 months (interquartile range (IQR), 8–79.0 months); and 96 patients (28.3%) had underlying diseases. Fever was noted in 319 patients (94.1%) with a median duration of two days (IQR 2–3 days). Twenty-two patients (6.5%) were severe cases, including 10 patients (2.9%) with encephalopathy with abnormal neuroimaging and ten patients (2.9%) with shock. Two patients (0.6%) died. Patients with congenital cardiovascular disease (aOR: 21.689), duration of fever up to four days or more (aOR: 6.466), desaturation (aOR: 16.081), se
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- Author
- Song-Ming Huang; Chi-Hsien Wu; Ting-Yu Yen; En-Ting Wu; Ching-Chia Wang; Frank Leigh Lu; Chun-Yi Lu; Jong-Min Chen; Ping-Ing Lee; Wang-Tso Lee; Luan-Yin Chang; Li-Min Huang
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)