In-hospital care of children with COVID‐19

Oi-Wa Chan; En-Pei Lee; Cheng-Che Chou; Shen-Hao Lai; Hung-Tao Chung; Jung Lee; Jainn-Jim Lin; Kai-Sheng Hsieh; Shao-Hsuan Hsia

Pediatrics and Neonatology (Jan 2024)

In-hospital care of children with COVID‐19

Oi-Wa Chan,
En-Pei Lee,
Cheng-Che Chou,
Shen-Hao Lai,
Hung-Tao Chung,
Jung Lee,
Jainn-Jim Lin,
Kai-Sheng Hsieh,
Shao-Hsuan Hsia

Affiliations

Oi-Wa Chan: Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
En-Pei Lee: Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Cheng-Che Chou: Division of Paediatric Neurology, Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Shen-Hao Lai: Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Hung-Tao Chung: Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Internal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, China
Jung Lee: Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Division of Pediatric General Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linko, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
Jainn-Jim Lin: Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Kai-Sheng Hsieh: Center of Structure and Congenital Heart Disease/Ultrasound and Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Pediatrics and Structural, Congenital Heart and Echocardiography Center, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Structural/Congenital Heart Disease and Ultrasound Center and Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Shao-Hsuan Hsia: Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 65, no. 1
pp. 2 – 10

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Children have been reported to be less affected and to have milder severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection than adults during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, children, and particularly those with underlying disorders, are still likely to develop critical illnesses. In the case of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, most previous studies have focused on adult patients. To aid in the knowledge of in-hospital care of children with COVID‐19, this study presents an expert review of the literature, including the management of respiratory distress or failure, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), hemodynamic and other organ support, pharmaceutical therapies (anti-viral drugs, anti-inflammatory or antithrombotic therapies) and management of cardiopulmonary arrest.

Published in Pediatrics and Neonatology

ISSN: 1875-9572 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/pediatrics-and-neonatology/

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