Functional status of hospitalized pediatric patients with COVID-19 in southern Brazil: a prospective cohort study.

Giovana Morin Casassola Caroline Jacoby Schmidt Guilherme Hoff Affeldt Debora Sana Morais Letícia Krás Borges Alvarenga Cristina Miller Bruna Ziegler

Published in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2023)

We observed that more than half of the children hospitalized due to COVID-19 had some level of functional change. Greater alterations in functional status were associated with the presence of previous comorbidities, a greater need for ventilatory support, and longer hospital stays.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
healthcare
young adults
emergency department
acute care