Clinical Profile, Intensive Care Needs and Predictors of Outcome Among Children Admitted with Non-COVID Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) During the Pandemic

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OBJECTIVES: To study the epidemiology of non-coronavirus disease-2019 (non-COVID-19) respiratory viral infections with respect to their clinical profile, intensive care needs and predictors of outcome once the non-pharmacological interventions (NPI) during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic were relaxed.

METHODS: Retrospective analysis of children with Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) who were SARS-CoV-2 negative, admitted to the Pediatric Emergency/Intensive Care Unit (PICU) from July 2021 through October 2021 was conducted.

RESULTS: One hundred and thirty nine children with median age of 11 (4-28.5) mo were included. Besides respiratory symptoms in all, diarrhea was reported in 90 (64.7%) children. Nearly half (n = 66; 47%) presented in hypoxemic respiratory failure (SpO2 <88%). Fifty-two (37.4%) children had co-morbidities, commonest being congenital heart disease in 12 (23.1%). Baseline parameters revealed leukopenia (specifically lymphopenia) 39 (28%), elevated aspartate transaminase [Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT)] in 108 (77.6%), elevated N-acetyl-cysteine-activated creatinine kinase (CK-NAC) 23 (79%) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) 15 (88%). Intensive care needs included mechanical ventilation 51 (36.6%), vasoactive support 34 (24.5%), and renal replacement therapy 10 (7.1%). Forty-two (30.2%) children developed multi-organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). One hundred and three (74.1%) children were discharged, 31 (22.3%) died, and 5 (3.6%) left against medical advice. On multivariate regression analysis, elevated liver enzymes (>5 times normal), hypoxemic respiratory failure at admission, hypotensive shock and MODS predicted mortality.

CONCLUSIONS: A surge in non-COVID SARI was observed once lockdown measures were relaxed. Nearly 1/3rd progressed to multi-organ failure and died. Elevated liver enzymes, hypoxemic respiratory failure at admission, hypotensive shock and MODS predicted death.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:91

Enthalten in:

Indian journal of pediatrics - 91(2024), 4 vom: 01. März, Seite 329-336

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Agarwal, Ashish [VerfasserIn]
Jayashree, Muralidharan [VerfasserIn]
Angurana, Suresh Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Raman [VerfasserIn]
Ghosh, Arnab [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Mini P [VerfasserIn]
Nallasamy, Karthi [VerfasserIn]
Bansal, Arun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Immune debt
Influenza like illness (ILI)
Intensive care needs
Journal Article
Non-COVID SARI

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Date Completed 14.03.2024

Date Revised 14.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s12098-023-04860-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM363630449