Journal article
Predictors of severe illness in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome after SARS-CoV-2 infection: a multicentre cohort study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). We sought to investigate risk factors for admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and explored changes in disease severity over time.
METHODS: We obtained data from chart reviews of children younger than 18 years with confirmed or probable MIS-C who were admitted to 15 hospitals in Canada, Iran and Costa Rica between Mar. 1, 2020, and Mar. 7, …
Authors
Merckx J; Cooke S; Tal TE; Bitnun A; Morris SK; Yeh EA; Yea C; Gill P; Papenburg J; Lefebvre M-A
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 194, No. 14, pp. e513–e523
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
April 11, 2022
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.210873
ISSN
0820-3946