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Table 1 Clinical and laboratory characteristics of the study group (27 patients)

From: Clinical, laboratory, and radiological characteristics of COVID-19-infected children admitted to pediatric intensive care unit: a single-center experience

 

Frequency

Percent

Laboratory data

 CBC parameters

  

  Anemia

17

63.00

  Thrombocytopenia < 150 × 103

6

22.20

  Leukocytosis

16

59.30

  Lymphopenia < 1000/ccm3

14

51.90

Hypernatremia > 45 mEq/L

14

51.90

 K disturbances

  Low

6

22.20

  High

10

37.00

Metabolic acidosis (ph < 7.2)

12

44.40

High CRP > 5 mg/dl

27

100.00

High ferritin > 200 mg/dl)

27

100.00

High d- dimer > 500 mg/dl

17

63.00

Coagulopathy (INR > 1.2)

13

48.10

High troponin I (> 100 pg/mI)

6

22.20

Complications

 Pneumonia

18

66.70

 ARDS

5

18.50

 AKI (eGFR < 60 ml/min/m2)

10

37.00

 Myocarditis

6

22.20

Medications

 Vasoactive infusion

8

29.60

 Antibiotics

26

96.30

 Corticosteroids

22

81.50

 Anticoagulants

14

51.80

 Antiplatelets

17

63.00

 Remdesivir

1

4.00

 IVIG

4

14.80

Outcomes

  

 Discharge

23

85.20

 Mortality

4

14.80

  1. AKI, acute kidney injury; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; CBC, complete blood counts; CRP, C-reactive protein; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; INR, international normalization ratio; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulins; K, potassium