JAMA Pediatrics Original Investigation Caring for the Critically Ill Patient
May 11, 2020
Lara S. Shekerdemian, MD, MHA; Nabihah R. Mahmood, MD; Katie K. Wolfe, MD; Becky J. Riggs, MD; Catherine E. Ross, MD; Christine A. McKiernan, MD; Sabrina M. Heidemann, MD; Lawrence C. Kleinman, MD, MPH; Anita I. Sen, MD; Mark W. Hall, MD; Margaret A. Priestley, MD; John K. McGuire, MD; Konstantinos Boukas, MD; Matthew P. Sharron, MD; Jeffrey P. Burns, MD, MPH; for the International COVID-19 PICU Collaborative
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JAMA Pediatr. 2020; 174(9):868-873. 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.1948
This cross-sectional study describes and characterizes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in North American pediatric intensive care units, including mode of presentation, presence of comorbidities, severity of disease, therapeutic interventions, clinical trajectory, and early outcomes.