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. 2021 Aug 9;9:692256. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.692256

Table 2.

Evaluation and outcomes during hospitalization.

All Patients (N = 92) AKI group (N = 22) Non-AKI group (N = 70) P value (&)
Patients with MIS-C 28 (30%) 15 (68%) 13 (19%) <0.001
Median duration of hospital stay in days (Range) 3 (1–43) 9.5 (1–43) 3 (1–16) <0.001
Patients admitted to the ICU (%) 34 (37) 20 (91) 14 (20) <0.001
Median duration of ICU stay in days for patients admitted to the ICU (Range) 4.5 (1–25) 7.5 (1–25) 2.5 (1–11) 0.025
ECMO 2 (2%) 2 (9%) 0 0.011
Median peak serum creatinine (Range) (mg/dL) 0.60 (0.2–4.25) 1.1 (0.55–4.25) 0.45 (0.2–0.9) <0.001
Median lowest serum albumin (Range) (g/dL) 3.5 (1.7–6.0) 2.5 (1.7–5.0) 3.8 (2.3–6.0) <0.001
Median peak CRP (Range) (mg/L) 114 (5–450) 276 (37–450) 69 (5–348) <0.001
Median peak CPK (Range) (U/L) 127 (21–12149) 282 (21–12149) 122 (32–315) 0.213
Median d-dimer (Range) (mg/L) 3 (0.23–35) 5.15 (1.7–22) 1.82 (0.23–35) 0.002
Median fibrinogen (Range) (mg/dL) 595 (189–860) 627 (362–860) 469 (189–860) 0.025
Median peak BNP (Range) (pg/mL) 491 (16–5277) 2221 (491–5277) 90 (16–1396) <0.001
Median troponin (Range) (ng/L) 40 (3–5880) 425 (3–5880) 11 (3–168) <0.001
Abnormal Urinalysise 14 (23%) 8 (47%) 6 (13%) 0.005
Inotropic support 17 (19%) 13 (59%) 4 (6%) <0.001
Mechanical Ventilation 14 (15%) 7 (32%) 7 (10%) 0.013
Nephrotoxic Medications Received@ 51 (55%) 15 (68%) 36 (51%) 0.167
ECHO <0.001
    Normal EF (≥55%) 23 (60%) 7 (37%) 16 (84%)
    Mildly decreased EF (41–54%) 13 (34%) 10 (53%) 3 (16%)
    Moderately decreased EF (31–40%) 1 (1.5%) 1 (5%) 0
    Severely decreased EF (≤ 30%) 1 (1.5%) 1 (5%) 0
Final Outcome
    Death 0 0 0
    Discharge Home 92 (100%) 22 70
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Comparison between AKI (N = 22) and non-AKI (N = 70) patients for univariate analysis.

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N = 62 for overall cohort, N = 17 for AKI group and N = 45 for non-AKI group.

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Nephrotoxic medications included vancomycin, acyclovir, and ibuprofen.

N = 38 for overall cohort, N = 19 for AKI group, and N = 19 for non-AKI group.

MIS-C, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children; CRP, C-Reactive Protein; CPK, creatine phosphokinase; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; ECHO, Echocardiography; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; EF, Ejection Fraction.