Open AccessCOVID-19 Gastrointestinal Manifestations Are Independent Predictors of PICU Admission in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients
Author(s) -
David González Jiménez,
Marta Velasco Rodríguez-Belvís,
Pablo Ferrer Gonzalez,
Gloria Domínguez Ortega,
Óscar Segarra,
Enrique Medina Benítez,
Diana García Tirado,
Ruth García Romero,
Raquel Vecino López,
Elena Crehuá-Gaudiza,
Macarena Queralt,
Laura Pérez,
Juan José Díaz Martín
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000002935
Subject(s) - medicine , confounding , pediatric intensive care unit , covid-19 , intensive care unit , multicenter study , pediatrics , severity of illness , retrospective cohort study , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , disease , outbreak , randomized controlled trial , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology
Multicenter study conducted in 15 hospitals including 101 COVID-19 pediatric inpatients aiming to describe associated gastrointestinal (GI) manifestations. GI symptoms were present in 57% and were the first manifestation in 14%. Adjusted by confounding factors, those with GI symptoms had higher risk of pediatric intensive care unit admission. GI symptoms are predictive of severity in COVID-19 children admitted to hospitals.