Table 1.
Demographics, baseline clinical characteristics, and outcomes of pediatric patients admitted with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19.
| Number of patients | 56 |
|---|---|
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 1.8 (0.2-6.9) |
| Age groups | |
| <1 year | 23 (41%) |
| <2 months | 12 (21%) |
| 1–4 years | 15 (27%) |
| 5–9 years | 10 (18%) |
| 10–13 years | 8 (14%) |
| Male gender | 36 (64%) |
| Omani nationality | 55 (98%) |
| Governorate | |
| Muscat | 31 (55%) |
| North Batinah | 10 (18%) |
| Dakhiliyah | 9 (16%) |
| South Batinah | 5 (9%) |
| Sharqiyah | 1 (2%) |
| Dhahirah | 0 |
| Buraimi | 0 |
| Wusta | 0 |
| Dhofar | 0 |
| History of travel | 0 |
| History of contact with a known case of COVID-19 | 38 (68%) |
| Immediate vs extended family members | 29 vs 5a |
| Underlying medical condition | 22 (39%) |
| Sickle cell disease | 7 (13%) |
| Severe neurologic impairment | 4 (7%) |
| Asthma | 2 (4%) |
| Immunocompromised | 2 (4%) |
| Cystic fibrosis | 2 (4%) |
| Congenital heart disease | 1 (2%) |
| Prematurity | 1 (2%) |
| Other | 5 (9%) |
| COVID-19 illness classification | |
| Uncomplicated disease | 38 (68%) |
| Pneumonia | 13 (23%) |
| Severe pneumonia | 5 (9%) |
| MIS-C | 5 (9%) |
| Level of care required | 38 (68%) |
| Regular ward bed | 45 (80%) |
| High dependency bed | 4 (7%) |
| Intensive care | 7 (13%) |
| Days in intensive care, median (IQR) | 3 (2-8) |
| Hospital length of stay, days, median (IQR) | 2 (1-4) |
| Complications | 15 (27%) |
| Sickle cell disease-related complications2 | 7 (13%) |
| Seizure | 3 (5%) |
| Acute kidney injury | 2 (4%) |
| Myocardial dysfunction | 1 (2%) |
| Shock | 1 (2%) |
| Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 1 (2%) |
| Subdural hematoma (associated with trauma) | 1 (2%) |
| Acute appendicitis | 2 (4%) |
| Death or chronic morbidity | 0 (0%) |
a
Degree of relatedness of the known contact was not specified in 4 cases. For 18 cases, contact with a known case of COVID-19 was not mentioned. 2Three patients’ course was complicated by acute chest syndrome, 2 with splenic sequestration, while vaso-occlusive pain crisis and acute anemia requiring transfusion were observed in 1 patient each.