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Editor, Senior Moderator
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
. 2020 Oct 9;9922820966306.
doi: 10.1177/0009922820966306. Online ahead of print.
Characteristics and Management of Children With COVID-19 in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Turkey
Burcu Ceylan Cura Yayla[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kubra Aykac[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yasemin Ozsurekci[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mehmet Ceyhan[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Introduction: Limited data are available for pediatric patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), especially with regard to disease management strategies.
Objective: To assess the children with COVID-19.
Method: We conducted a retrospective review of the medical records of pediatric patients on March 11 and May 23, 2020.
Results: We evaluated 77 COVID-19 pediatric patients, of whom 45.5% were male, with a median age of 8 years (interquartile range [IQR] = 2-13), and 6.4% had underlying diseases. Patients were classified according to severity, with the percentages of asymptomatic, mild, moderate, and critical/severe cases determined to be 24.7%, 41.6%, 29.9%, and 3.9%, respectively. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and mechanic ventilation were only required for 1 patient. Targeted therapies were used in 3 patients.
Conclusion: The disease course of COVID-19 appears to be milder in children than in adults, and the treatment course primarily consists of supportive care.
. 2020 Oct 9;9922820966306.
doi: 10.1177/0009922820966306. Online ahead of print.
Characteristics and Management of Children With COVID-19 in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Turkey
Burcu Ceylan Cura Yayla[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kubra Aykac[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yasemin Ozsurekci[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mehmet Ceyhan[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33034209
- DOI: 10.1177/0009922820966306
Abstract
Introduction: Limited data are available for pediatric patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), especially with regard to disease management strategies.
Objective: To assess the children with COVID-19.
Method: We conducted a retrospective review of the medical records of pediatric patients on March 11 and May 23, 2020.
Results: We evaluated 77 COVID-19 pediatric patients, of whom 45.5% were male, with a median age of 8 years (interquartile range [IQR] = 2-13), and 6.4% had underlying diseases. Patients were classified according to severity, with the percentages of asymptomatic, mild, moderate, and critical/severe cases determined to be 24.7%, 41.6%, 29.9%, and 3.9%, respectively. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and mechanic ventilation were only required for 1 patient. Targeted therapies were used in 3 patients.
Conclusion: The disease course of COVID-19 appears to be milder in children than in adults, and the treatment course primarily consists of supportive care.