Outcomes of children with COVID-19 admitted to US, Canadian pediatric ICUs

What The Study Did:

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in North American pediatric intensive care units is described in this observational study, including how it presented, whether there were comorbidities, the severity of disease, therapeutic interventions, clinical trajectory and early outcomes.

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Lara S. Shekerdemian, M.D., M.H.A., of Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, is the corresponding author.

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