Hematology and Clinical Picture in Pediatric COVID-19 Infection

Benha University29 enrolled

Overview

This study is to discuss the different clinical presentations, hematological and laboratory abnormalities in pediatric COVID-19 infection.

This retrospective observational study will be conducted at Benha University Hospital, Benha, Egypt; after approval by the local ethical committee of Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt. We will include in this retrospective study all pediatric patients who were admitted with confirmed COVID-19 infection with age range from birth to 18 years during the period from April 2020 till July 2020. The diagnosis of COVID-19 infection is based on positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in throat swab specimens by PCR. All data including demography information, contact history, previous history, clinical symptoms, clinical examination on admission, and hematology and laboratory information will be obtained from inpatient medical records.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Covid19

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: -inpatient confirmed COVID-19 infection by PCR Exclusion Criteria: * patients with records missing hematology and/or laboratory data, * patients transfered to other medical facilities with unknown outcomes, * patients with age older than 18 years from the study.

Locations (1)

Benha Faculty of Medicine

Banhā, Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

hematological findings

hematological indices; TLC, absolute lymphocytic count, absolute neutrophil count platelet count, N/L ratio and CRP in pediatric COVID-19 infection

Time frame: at time of admission

Secondary Outcomes

clinical presentations

proportion of patients with respiratory and GIT symptoms, proportion of patients needs ICU admission relation between severity and hematologic indices

Time frame: at time of admission

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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