Open AccessCoronavirus Disease 2019–Associated PICU Admissions: A Report From the Society of Critical Care Medicine Discovery Network Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study Registry*
Author(s) -
Sandeep Tripathi,
Katja M. Gist,
Erica C. Bjornstad,
Rahul Kashyap,
Karen Boman,
Kathleen Chiotos,
Varsha Gharpure,
Heda Dapul,
Imran Sayed,
Joshua Kuehne,
Julia A. Heneghan,
Manoj Gupta,
Paras B. Khandhar,
Shina Me,
Neha Gupta,
Vishakha Kumar,
Lynn Retford,
Jerry J. Zimmerman,
Utpal Bhalala
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pediatric critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.299
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1947-3893
pISSN - 1529-7535
DOI - 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002760
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , respiratory illness , critical illness , intensive care medicine , coronavirus , disease , respiratory system , betacoronavirus , medline , emergency medicine , virology , pediatrics , critically ill , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , political science , law
To compare clinical characteristics and outcomes of children admitted to the PICU for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2-related illness with or without multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. The secondary objective was to identify explanatory factors associated with outcome of critical illness defined by a composite index of in-hospital mortality and organ system support requirement.