High incidence of stroke and mortality in pediatric critical care patients with COVID-19 in Peru

High incidence of stroke and mortality in pediatric critical care patients with COVID-19 in Peru

Introduction Pediatric critical care patients with COVID-19 treated in Peru have higher mortality than those previously reported from other countries. Pediatric providers have reported a high number of patients without comorbidities presenting with hemorrhagic strokes associated with COVID-19. We pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric research 2022-06, Vol.91 (7), p.1730-1734
Hauptverfasser: Coronado Munoz, Alvaro, Tasayco, Jaime, Morales, Willy, Moreno, Luis, Zorrilla, David, Stapleton, Angie, Pajuelo, Patricia, Reyes, Giuliana, Estupiñan, Matilde, Seminario, Ricardo, Ortiz, Manuel, Domínguez, Jesús
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical
Clinical Research Article
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - complications
Critical Care
Hemorrhagic Stroke - epidemiology
Hemorrhagic Stroke - etiology
Hemorrhagic Stroke - mortality
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mortality
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatrics
Peru - epidemiology
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2
Stroke
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction Pediatric critical care patients with COVID-19 treated in Peru have higher mortality than those previously reported from other countries. Pediatric providers have reported a high number of patients without comorbidities presenting with hemorrhagic strokes associated with COVID-19. We present a study analyzing the factors associated with mortality in this setting. Methods Prospective case–control study that included patients
ISSN:0031-3998
1530-0447
DOI:10.1038/s41390-021-01547-x