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Correlation of the vasoactive-inotropic score with the length of intensive care unit stay and COVID IgG titers, in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: A prospective observational study.
- Source :
- Journal of Pediatric Critical Care; Nov/Dec2022, Vol. 9 Issue 6, p204-207, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Background: Children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) often develop shock and require vasoactive agents. The vasoactive-inotropic score (VIS) is a potential scoring system to assess the amount of vasoactive agent support required. The study was conducted to correlate VIS at 6 and 12 h with the length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay and with COVID immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody titers in cases of MIS-C with shock. Subjects and Methods: Demographic and clinical details were collected from patients with the diagnosis of MIS-C with shock requiring vasoactive agents. VIS was calculated at 6 and 12 h following initiation of the first inotropic/vasoactive agent. Results: Twenty-nine children admitted with the diagnosis of MIS-C who presented with shock or developed shock during hospital stay were the study population. On performing Spearman's correlation, a positive correlation was observed between COVID IgG titers and VIS at 6 h. There was no significant association between VIS and length of ICU stay. Conclusions: VIS had limited significance in predicting the length of ICU stay and the need for vasoactive agents required. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- LENGTH of stay in hospitals
INTENSIVE care units
STATISTICS
COVID-19
IMMUNOGLOBULINS
MULTISYSTEM inflammatory syndrome
SCIENTIFIC observation
PEDIATRICS
SHOCK (Pathology)
TERTIARY care
TREATMENT effectiveness
CRITICAL care medicine
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
DATA analysis
CARDIOTONIC agents
LONGITUDINAL method
CHILDREN
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23496592
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Pediatric Critical Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160509808
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jpcc.jpcc_39_22