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A Multi-Center Retrospective Study of Clinical features, Laboratory Characteristics, and Outcomes of325 Hospitalized Children with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); A Preliminary Report from Iranian Network for Research in Viral Diseases (INRVD) [post]

Iraj Sedighi, Alireza Fahimzad, Neda Pak, Mitra Khalili, Mohammad Reza Shokrollahi, Hosein Heydari, Zahra Movahedi, Anahita Sanaei Dashti, Fatemeh Cheraghali, Ahmad Shamsizadeh, Mohammadreza Mirkarimi, Mohsen Alisamir (+32 others)
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Background: The objectives of this study were to analyze the clinical features and laboratory profiles and risk factors associated with critical illness of children with SARS-CoV-2.Methods: 325 COVID-19 pediatric patients were recruited through a collaborative research network between March and May 2020. Demographics, clinical, laboratory, and radiological results were obtained from patient files. Results: Of 325 patients, 189 (58%) and 136 (42%) were males and females, respectively. The mean
more » ... e was 6.18 ± 4.99. 195 (60%) and 130 (40%), had moderate and severe conditions, respectively. 45 (13.9%) of patients died. The common symptoms were fever (72.6%), cough (59%) and shortness of breath (36%). 254 (78%) and 145 (44.6%( had gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms, respectively. Shortness of breath, rhinorrhea, nausea/vomiting, decrease in platelet counts; increase values in C-reactive protein, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and blood urea nitrogen, decrease in the blood PH and HCo3 were significantly associated with the disease severity. 58.2% and 65.4% of patients showed abnormal radiographic appearance in Chest X-ray and in chest CT scan, respectively, which were correlated with disease severity. 104 (32%) of patients referred to ICU. The coexistence of comorbidity was the main factor associated with ICU admission, shock, arrhythmia, acute kidney injury, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), acute cardiac injury, and death. Conclusions: We describe a higher than previously recognized rate of COVID-19 mortality in Iranian pediatric patients. Epidemiological factors, such as relatively high case fatality rate in the country and the presence of underlying diseases are the main factors for the high death rate.
doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-96813/v1 fatcat:qqyzhdqzingszm4re4mocrwllm
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Iraj Sedighi, Alireza Fahimzad, Neda Pak, Mitra Khalili, Mohammad Reza Shokrollahi, Hosein Heydari, Zahra Movahedi, Anahita Sanaei Dashti, Fatemeh Cheraghali, Ahmad Shamsizadeh, Mohammadreza Mirkarimi, Mohsen Alisamir, Houman Hashemian, Jafar Soltani, Ali Hosseininasab, Abdolkarim Hamedi, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai, Shirin Sayyahfar, Manijeh Kahbazi, Aliakbar Abedini, Afsaneh Akhondzadeh, Hamid Reza Sherkatolabbasieh, Ali Akbar Razlansari, Mina Alibeik, Soheil Omid Malayeri, Zohreh Shalchi, Ali Shahabinezhad, Parinaz Khalkhali Asl, Fatemeh Nafe Monfared, Shiva Maleki, Rezvan Kakavand, Mohammad Farahmand, Babak Shahbaz, Ahmad Tavakoli, Sara Akhavan Rezayat, Mohammad Reza Karimi, Ali Jafarpour, Saber Soltani, Azam Ghaziasadi, Razieh Dowran, Shohreh Azimi, Shima Sadeghipour Marvi, Foad Abazari, Seyed Mohammad Jazayeri. "A Multi-Center Retrospective Study of Clinical features, Laboratory Characteristics, and Outcomes of325 Hospitalized Children with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); A Preliminary Report from Iranian Network for Research in Viral Diseases (INRVD)." (2020)