Severe manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents : from COVID-19 pneumonia to multisystem inflammatory syndrome: a multicentre study in pediatric intensive care units in Spain

BACKGROUND: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19 (MIS-C) has been described as a novel and often severe presentation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children. We aimed to describe the characteristics of children admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) presenting with MIS-C in comparison with those admitted with SARS-CoV-2 infection with other features such as COVID-19 pneumonia.

METHODS: A multicentric prospective national registry including 47 PICUs was carried out. Data from children admitted with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection or fulfilling MIS-C criteria (with or without SARS-CoV-2 PCR confirmation) were collected. Clinical, laboratory and therapeutic features between MIS-C and non-MIS-C patients were compared.

RESULTS: Seventy-four children were recruited. Sixty-one percent met MIS-C definition. MIS-C patients were older than non-MIS-C patients (p = 0.002): 9.4 years (IQR 5.5-11.8) vs 3.4 years (IQR 0.4-9.4). A higher proportion of them had no previous medical history of interest (88.2% vs 51.7%, p = 0.005). Non-MIS-C patients presented more frequently with respiratory distress (60.7% vs 13.3%, p < 0.001). MIS-C patients showed higher prevalence of fever (95.6% vs 64.3%, p < 0.001), diarrhea (66.7% vs 11.5%, p < 0.001), vomits (71.1% vs 23.1%, p = 0.001), fatigue (65.9% vs 36%, p = 0.016), shock (84.4% vs 13.8%, p < 0.001) and cardiac dysfunction (53.3% vs 10.3%, p = 0.001). MIS-C group had a lower lymphocyte count (p < 0.001) and LDH (p = 0.001) but higher neutrophil count (p = 0.045), neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (p < 0.001), C-reactive protein (p < 0.001) and procalcitonin (p < 0.001). Patients in the MIS-C group were less likely to receive invasive ventilation (13.3% vs 41.4%, p = 0.005) but were more often treated with vasoactive drugs (66.7% vs 24.1%, p < 0.001), corticosteroids (80% vs 44.8%, p = 0.003) and immunoglobulins (51.1% vs 6.9%, p < 0.001). Most patients were discharged from PICU by the end of data collection with a median length of stay of 5 days (IQR 2.5-8 days) in the MIS-C group. Three patients died, none of them belonged to the MIS-C group.

CONCLUSIONS: MIS-C seems to be the most frequent presentation among critically ill children with SARS-CoV-2 infection. MIS-C patients are older and usually healthy. They show a higher prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms and shock and are more likely to receive vasoactive drugs and immunomodulators and less likely to need mechanical ventilation than non-MIS-C patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Critical care (London, England) - 24(2020), 1 vom: 26. Nov., Seite 666

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

García-Salido, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
de Carlos Vicente, Juan Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Belda Hofheinz, Sylvia [VerfasserIn]
Balcells Ramírez, Joan [VerfasserIn]
Slöcker Barrio, María [VerfasserIn]
Leóz Gordillo, Inés [VerfasserIn]
Hernández Yuste, Alexandra [VerfasserIn]
Guitart Pardellans, Carmina [VerfasserIn]
Cuervas-Mons Tejedor, Maite [VerfasserIn]
Huidobro Labarga, Beatriz [VerfasserIn]
Vázquez Martínez, José Luís [VerfasserIn]
Gutiérrez Jimeno, Míriam [VerfasserIn]
Oulego-Erróz, Ignacio [VerfasserIn]
Trastoy Quintela, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Medina Monzón, Carmen [VerfasserIn]
Medina Ramos, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Holanda Peña, María Soledad [VerfasserIn]
Gil-Antón, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Sorribes Ortí, Clara [VerfasserIn]
Flores González, José Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Hernández Palomo, Rosa María [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez Ganfornina, Inma [VerfasserIn]
Fernández Romero, Emilia [VerfasserIn]
García-Besteiro, María [VerfasserIn]
López-Herce Cid, Jesús [VerfasserIn]
González Cortés, Rafael [VerfasserIn]
Spanish Pediatric Intensive Care Society working group on SARS-CoV-2 infection [VerfasserIn]
Slöcker Barrio, María [Sonstige Person]
Bustinza Arriortua, Amaya [Sonstige Person]
López-Herce Cid, Jesús [Sonstige Person]
González Cortés, Rafael [Sonstige Person]
de Carlos Vicente, Juan Carlos [Sonstige Person]
Cuervas-Mons Tejedor, Maite [Sonstige Person]
Oyágüez Ugidos, Pedro Pablo [Sonstige Person]
Jordan, Iolanda [Sonstige Person]
Guitart Pardellans, Carmina [Sonstige Person]
Sanchíz Cárdenas, Sonia [Sonstige Person]
Gil-Antón, Javier [Sonstige Person]
Joyanes, Belén [Sonstige Person]
Jiménez Olmos, Ainhoa [Sonstige Person]
Rodríguez Núñez, Antonio [Sonstige Person]
Trastoy Quintela, Javier [Sonstige Person]
Hernández Yuste, Alexandra [Sonstige Person]
Díaz Munilla, Laura [Sonstige Person]
Solís Reyes, Carlos [Sonstige Person]
Medina Ramos, Laura [Sonstige Person]
Roca Pascual, David [Sonstige Person]
Ballcels Ramírez, Joan [Sonstige Person]
Sánchez Fernández, Mario [Sonstige Person]
García-Salido, Alberto [Sonstige Person]
Leóz Gordillo, Inés [Sonstige Person]
Nieto Moro, Montserrat [Sonstige Person]
Martínez de Azagra Garde, Amelia [Sonstige Person]
García Teresa, María Ángeles [Sonstige Person]
Rey Galán, Corsino [Sonstige Person]
Molina Cambra, Alfredo [Sonstige Person]
González-Ripoll Garzón, Manuel [Sonstige Person]
Fernández-Cantalejo Padial, Pepe [Sonstige Person]
Oulego-Erroz, Ignacio [Sonstige Person]
Vega Puyal, Laia [Sonstige Person]
Moreno, Daniel [Sonstige Person]
Fernández Romero, Emilia [Sonstige Person]
García Besteiro, María [Sonstige Person]
Flores González, José Carlos [Sonstige Person]
Medina Monzón, Carmen [Sonstige Person]
Huidobro Labarga, Beatriz [Sonstige Person]
Hernández Palomo, Rosa María [Sonstige Person]
Calvo Monge, Cristina [Sonstige Person]
Fernández, Francisco [Sonstige Person]
González, Nieves [Sonstige Person]
Bermúdez Barrezueta, Lorena [Sonstige Person]
Villa Francisco, Cesar [Sonstige Person]
Abril Molina, Ana [Sonstige Person]
Valeron, Mónica [Sonstige Person]
Hernández Rastrollo, Ramón [Sonstige Person]
Belda Hofheinz, Sylvia [Sonstige Person]
Gijón Mediavilla, Manuel [Sonstige Person]
Vázquez Martínez, José Luis [Sonstige Person]
Frias, Manuel [Sonstige Person]
Montero Yéboles, Raúl [Sonstige Person]
Muñóz Bonet, Juan Ignacio [Sonstige Person]
Velázquez, María [Sonstige Person]
Sánchez Ganfornina, Inma [Sonstige Person]
Pérez Iranzo, Antonio [Sonstige Person]
Lozano, David [Sonstige Person]
Sorribes Ortí, Clara [Sonstige Person]
Holanda Peña, María Soledad [Sonstige Person]
Gutiérrez Jimeno, Miriam [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Children
Critical care
Journal Article
Kawasaki disease
Multicenter Study
Pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2
Shock
Toxic shock syndrome

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Date Completed 11.12.2020

Date Revised 14.12.2020

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13054-020-03332-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318098199