Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and outcomes of children treated in pediatric intensive care units for COVID-19 in the United States of America.
| Characteristics | Values representing state-level dataa |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Under 2 years of age | 31 (15.1%) |
| Between 2 and 11 years of age | 32 (15.6%) |
| Between 11 and 18 years of age | 142 (69.7%) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Mild comorbidities | 70 (33.6%) |
| Moderate or severe comorbidities | 73 (35.1%) |
| Number of site reporting | 2.0 (1.0 to 23.0) |
| Number tested | 31.0 (0 to 575.0) |
| CPA frequency per 1,000,000 | 0.8 (0 to 18.6) |
| Duration of HFNC (days) | 1.0 (0 to 58.0) |
| Duration of NIPPV (days) | 0 (0 to 38.0) |
| Duration of MCV (days) | 4.5 (0 to 308.0) |
| Duration of HFOV (days) | 0 (0 to 5.0) |
| Duration of ECMO (days) | 0 (0 to 7.0) |
| CPA days totalb | 15.5 (2.0 to 498.0) |
| CPA days per admissionb | 4.9 (1.2 to 12.0) |
Abbreviations: CPA: COVID-19 positive admission; HFNC: high-flow nasal cannula; NIPPV: noninvasive positive pressure ventilation; MCV: mechanical conventional ventilation; HFOV: high-frequency oscillatory ventilation; ECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. aData are presented as median (IQR) or number of patients (percentage, %), as state-level data in the United States of America. bCPA days total refers to the sum of admission days by state. CPA days per admission refers to the actual days by each patient admitted by state.