TABLE. Clinical interventions and outcomes among children and adolescents aged 0-17 years during COVID-19–associated hospitalizations — COVID‑NET, 14 states,* March 1, 2020–June 19, 2021 and June 20–July 31, 2021.
Interventions and outcomes | Children and adolescents hospitalized, No. (%) |
p-value§ | |
---|---|---|---|
March 1, 2020–June 19, 2021 (N = 3,116)† | June 20–July 31, 2021 (N = 164)† | ||
Hospital length of stay, median (interquartile range)
|
3 (2–5) |
2 (1–4) |
0.01 |
Outcome
| |||
Died during hospitalization |
21 (0.7) |
3 (1.8) |
0.12 |
ICU admission
|
827 (26.5) |
38 (23.2) |
0.34 |
Vasopressor support
|
233 (7.5) |
13 (7.9) |
0.83 |
Highest level of respiratory support
¶
| |||
High flow nasal cannula |
162 (5.2) |
13 (7.9) |
0.13 |
BiPAP/CPAP |
131 (4.2) |
6 (3.7) |
0.73 |
Invasive mechanical ventilation | 190 (6.1) | 16 (9.8) | 0.06 |
Abbreviations: BiPAP = bilevel positive airway pressure; CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure; ICU = intensive care unit.
* Select counties in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, and Utah.
† Includes those with complete clinical data on hospital length of stay, ICU admission, highest level of respiratory support (invasive mechanical ventilation, BiPAP/CPAP, or high flow nasal cannula), vasopressor support, and disposition discharge (i.e., discharged alive or died in-hospital).
§ Medians were compared using a Wilcoxon rank sum test. Proportions were compared using chi square tests. The proportions who died during hospitalization were compared using Fisher’s exact test.
¶ Highest level of respiratory support for each patient that needed respiratory support.