Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Admitted to a Tertiary Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

GÜN E., KENDİRLİ T., BOTAN E., Turker N., Gurbanov A., BALABAN B., ...More

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE, vol.12, no.01, pp.37-43, 2023 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12 Issue: 01
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0041-1733943
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), EMBASE
  • Page Numbers: pp.37-43
  • Keywords: multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, COVID-19, children, pediatric intensive care, COVID-19
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is characterized by persistent fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, conjunctivitis, headaches, and mucocutaneous manifestations and it can cause circulatory dysfunction, resulting in hypotension, shock, and end-organ injury in the heart and other organs and possibly death. In this study, we aimed to analyze the clinical spectrum, treatment options and outcomes of children with MIS-C who were admitted to our pediatric intensive care (PICU).