Short-Term Outcomes After Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Treatment

Katharine N Clouser; Jasmine Gadhavi; Sejal M Bhavsar; Rachel Lewis; Cathleen Ballance; Zuzanna Michalak; Aryeh Baer; Marni Kriegel; Harpreet Pall; Julia Piwoz; Kevin Slavin; Mark E Siegel; Meghan E Tozzi; Robert Tozzi; David M Walker; Sivia Lapidus; Judy Aschner

doi:10.1093/jpids/piaa151

Short-Term Outcomes After Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Treatment

J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 Feb 13;10(1):52-56. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa151.

Authors

Katharine N Clouser¹, Jasmine Gadhavi¹, Sejal M Bhavsar¹, Rachel Lewis¹, Cathleen Ballance², Zuzanna Michalak¹, Aryeh Baer¹, Marni Kriegel¹, Harpreet Pall², Julia Piwoz¹, Kevin Slavin¹, Mark E Siegel¹, Meghan E Tozzi¹, Robert Tozzi¹, David M Walker¹, Sivia Lapidus¹, Judy Aschner¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA.
² Department of Pediatrics, K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital, Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Neptune, New Jersey, USA.

Abstract

This is a retrospective chart review of 20 patients treated with a consensus-driven treatment algorithm in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children patients across a wide clinical spectrum. Their treatments and clinical status are described as well as their favorable return to functional baseline by 30 days post presentation.

Keywords: COVID-19; hospital care; intensive care.

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MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
Algorithms
COVID-19 / diagnostic imaging
COVID-19 / therapy*
COVID-19 Drug Treatment
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical Protocols*
Echocardiography
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
Infant
Male
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / drug therapy
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / therapy*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous

Supplementary concepts

pediatric multisystem inflammatory disease, COVID-19 related