COVID-19 Mortality in Children: A Referral Center Experience from Iran (Mofid Children's Hospital, Tehran, Iran).
Shahnaz ArminSeyed Alireza FahimzadSedigheh Rafiei TabatabaeiRoxana Mansour GhanaieNoushin MarhamatiSeyyedeh Narjes AhmadizadehAzita BehzadSeyedeh Masumeh HashemiSaeed SadrMaryam RajabnejadMahnaz JameeAbdollah KarimiPublished in: The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale (2022)
According to our knowledge, we are the first team to report such a thorough study in the field of COVID-19 pediatric mortality in Iran. Mortality was observed in all age groups of children, especially in those with previous comorbidities, specifically neurological disease. Abnormally elevated tests of ESR, CRP, LDH, AST, and ALT as well as the presence of proteinuria and hematuria were found in more than 50% of patients in our investigations, and ICU admission between both definite and suspected groups had significant differences, so monitoring and considering these factors may help to control and reduce the progression of the disease to death.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- young adults
- cardiovascular events
- sars cov
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- risk factors
- ejection fraction
- primary care
- intensive care unit
- emergency department
- newly diagnosed
- palliative care
- chronic kidney disease
- coronary artery disease
- pulmonary embolism
- cardiovascular disease
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- estrogen receptor
- drug induced