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    A Description of COVID-19-Directed Therapy in Children Admitted to US Intensive Care Units 2020
    (Oxford University Press, 2022) Schuster, Jennifer E.; Halasa, Natasha B.; Nakamura, Mari; Levy, Emily R.; Fitzgerald, Julie C.; Young, Cameron C.; Newhams, Margaret M.; Bourgeois, Florence; Staat, Mary A.; Hobbs, Charlotte V.; Dapul, Heda; Feldstein, Leora R.; Jackson, Ashley M.; Mack, Elizabeth H.; Walker, Tracie C.; Maddux, Aline B.; Spinella, Philip C.; Loftis, Laura L.; Kong, Michele; Rowan, Courtney M.; Bembea, Melania M.; McLaughlin, Gwenn E.; Hall, Mark W.; Babbitt, Christopher J.; Maamari, Mia; Zinter, Matt S.; Cvijanovich, Natalie Z.; Michelson, Kelly N.; Gertz, Shira J.; Carroll, Christopher L.; Thomas, Neal J.; Giuliano, John S., Jr.; Singh, Aalok R.; Hymes, Saul R.; Schwarz, Adam J.; McGuire, John K.; Nofziger, Ryan A.; Flori, Heidi R.; Clouser, Katharine N.; Wellnitz, Kari; Cullimore, Melissa L.; Hume, Janet R.; Patel, Manish; Randolph, Adrienne G.; Overcoming COVID-19 Investigators; Pediatrics, School of Medicine
    Background: It is unclear how acute coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-directed therapies are used in children with life-threatening COVID-19 in US hospitals. We described characteristics of children hospitalized in the intensive care unit or step-down unit (ICU/SDU) who received COVID-19-directed therapies and the specific therapies administered. Methods: Between March 15, 2020 and December 27, 2020, children <18 years of age in the ICU/SDU with acute COVID-19 at 48 pediatric hospitals in the United States were identified. Demographics, laboratory values, and clinical course were compared in children who did and did not receive COVID-19-directed therapies. Trends in COVID-19-directed therapies over time were evaluated. Results: Of 424 children in the ICU/SDU, 235 (55%) received COVID-19-directed therapies. Children who received COVID-19-directed therapies were older than those who did not receive COVID-19-directed therapies (13.3 [5.6-16.2] vs 9.8 [0.65-15.9] years), more had underlying medical conditions (188 [80%] vs 104 [55%]; difference = 25% [95% CI: 16% to 34%]), more received respiratory support (206 [88%] vs 71 [38%]; difference = 50% [95% CI: 34% to 56%]), and more died (8 [3.4%] vs 0). Of the 235 children receiving COVID-19-directed therapies, 172 (73%) received systemic steroids and 150 (64%) received remdesivir, with rising remdesivir use over the study period (14% in March/April to 57% November/December). Conclusion: Despite the lack of pediatric data evaluating treatments for COVID-19 in critically ill children, more than half of children requiring intensive or high acuity care received COVID-19-directed therapies.