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dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Nia et al.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-16T20:34:33Z
dc.date.available2021-03-16T20:34:33Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-10
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-020-03801-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12663/2519
dc.description.abstractData show that children are less severely affected with SARS-Covid-19 than adults; however, there have been a small proportion of children who have been critically unwell. In this systematic review, we aimed to identify and describe which underlying comorbidities may be associated with severe SARS-CoV-2 disease and death. The study protocol was in keeping with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. A total of 1726 articles were identified of which 28 studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The 28 studies included 5686 participants with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection ranging from mild to severe disease. We focused on the 108 patients who suffered from severe/critical illness requiring ventilation, which included 17 deaths. Of the 108 children who were ventilated, the medical history was available for 48 patients. Thirty-six of the 48 patients (75%) had documented comorbidities of which 11/48 (23%) had pre-existing cardiac disease. Of the 17 patients who died, the past medical history was reported in 12 cases. Of those, 8/12 (75%) had comorbidities. Conclusion: Whilst only a small number of children suffer from COVID-19 disease compared to adults, children with comorbidities, particularly pre-existing cardiac conditions, represent a large proportion of those that became critically unwell.en_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectSevere Acute Respiratory Syndromeen_US
dc.subjectBetacoronavirusen_US
dc.subjectChilden_US
dc.subjectSystematic Reviewen_US
dc.subjectCoronavirus Infectionsen_US
dc.subjectAdolescenten_US
dc.subjectComorbidityen_US
dc.titleCOVID-19 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children and adolescents: a systematic review of critically unwell children and the association with underlying comorbiditiesen_US
eihealth.countryOthersen_US
eihealth.categoryClinical characterization and managementen_US
eihealth.typePublished Articleen_US
eihealth.maincategorySlow Spread / Reducir la Dispersiónen_US
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEur J Pediatren_US


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