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Editor, Senior Moderator
Pediatr Pulmonol
. 2023 Apr 4.
doi: 10.1002/ppul.26403. Online ahead of print.
The outcome of COVID-19 in children with chronic lung disease: Systematic review and meta-analyses
Aimi Suhaili Mohd Sallih[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mae Wae Wee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rafdzah A Zaki[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Shih Ying Hng[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kah Peng Eg[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Anna M Nathan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jessie A de Bruyne[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Background: Few studies have examined the impact of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection on children with chronic lung disease (CLD).
Objective: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the prevalence, risk factors for contracting COVID-19, and complications of COVID-19, in children with CLD.
Methods: This systematic review was based on articles published between January 1, 2020 and July 25, 2022. Children under 18 years old, with any CLD and infected with COVID-19 were included.
Results: Ten articles involving children with asthma and four involving children with cystic fibrosis (CF) were included in the analyses. The prevalence of COVID-19 in children with asthma varied between 0.14% and 19.1%. The use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) was associated with reduced risk for COVID-19 (risk ratio [RR]: 0.60, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.40-0.90). Uncontrolled asthma, younger age, AND moderate-severe asthma were not significant risk factors for contracting COVID-19. Children with asthma had an increased risk for hospitalization (RR: 1.62, 95% CI: 1.07-2.45) but were not more likely to require assisted ventilation (RR: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.14-1.90). The risk of COVID-19 infection among children with CF was <1%. Posttransplant and cystic fibrosis-related diabetes mellitus (CFRDM) patients were at an increased risk for hospitalization and intensive care treatment.
Conclusion: Hospitalizations were higher in children with asthma with COVID-19 infection. However, using ICS reduced the risk of COVID-19 infection. As for CF, postlung transplantation and CFRDM were risk factors for severe disease.
Keywords: COVID-19; asthma; children; chronic lung disease; cystic fibrosis; meta-analyses; outcome.
. 2023 Apr 4.
doi: 10.1002/ppul.26403. Online ahead of print.
The outcome of COVID-19 in children with chronic lung disease: Systematic review and meta-analyses
Aimi Suhaili Mohd Sallih[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mae Wae Wee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rafdzah A Zaki[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Shih Ying Hng[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kah Peng Eg[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Anna M Nathan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jessie A de Bruyne[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 37014160
- DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26403
Abstract
Background: Few studies have examined the impact of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection on children with chronic lung disease (CLD).
Objective: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the prevalence, risk factors for contracting COVID-19, and complications of COVID-19, in children with CLD.
Methods: This systematic review was based on articles published between January 1, 2020 and July 25, 2022. Children under 18 years old, with any CLD and infected with COVID-19 were included.
Results: Ten articles involving children with asthma and four involving children with cystic fibrosis (CF) were included in the analyses. The prevalence of COVID-19 in children with asthma varied between 0.14% and 19.1%. The use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) was associated with reduced risk for COVID-19 (risk ratio [RR]: 0.60, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.40-0.90). Uncontrolled asthma, younger age, AND moderate-severe asthma were not significant risk factors for contracting COVID-19. Children with asthma had an increased risk for hospitalization (RR: 1.62, 95% CI: 1.07-2.45) but were not more likely to require assisted ventilation (RR: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.14-1.90). The risk of COVID-19 infection among children with CF was <1%. Posttransplant and cystic fibrosis-related diabetes mellitus (CFRDM) patients were at an increased risk for hospitalization and intensive care treatment.
Conclusion: Hospitalizations were higher in children with asthma with COVID-19 infection. However, using ICS reduced the risk of COVID-19 infection. As for CF, postlung transplantation and CFRDM were risk factors for severe disease.
Keywords: COVID-19; asthma; children; chronic lung disease; cystic fibrosis; meta-analyses; outcome.