Incidence of COVID-19 in Pediatric Surgical Patients Among 3 US Children's Hospitals

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2020.2588

. 2020 Aug 1;155(8):775-777.

doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.2588.

Incidence of COVID-19 in Pediatric Surgical Patients Among 3 US Children's Hospitals

Elaina E Lin¹, Todd J Blumberg², Adam C Adler³, Faris Z Fazal⁴, Divya Talwar⁴, Kyle Ellingsen⁵, Apurva S Shah⁴

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¹ The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Seattle Children's Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
³ Texas Children's Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Houston.
⁴ The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁵ University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

PMID: 32496527
PMCID: PMC7273313
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.2588

Incidence of COVID-19 in Pediatric Surgical Patients Among 3 US Children's Hospitals

Elaina E Lin et al. JAMA Surg. 2020.

. 2020 Aug 1;155(8):775-777.

doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.2588.

Authors

Elaina E Lin¹, Todd J Blumberg², Adam C Adler³, Faris Z Fazal⁴, Divya Talwar⁴, Kyle Ellingsen⁵, Apurva S Shah⁴

Affiliations

¹ The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
² Seattle Children's Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
³ Texas Children's Hospital, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Houston.
⁴ The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁵ University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington.

PMID: 32496527
PMCID: PMC7273313
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.2588

Abstract

This cohort study assesses the incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pediatric patients presenting for surgery at 3 tertiary care children’s hospitals across the US.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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[1] Wu Z, McGoogan JM. Characteristics of and important lessons from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China: summary of a report of 72 314 cases from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. JAMA. Published online February 24, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.2648 - DOI - PubMed

[2] Wu Z, McGoogan JM. Characteristics of and important lessons from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China: summary of a report of 72 314 cases from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. JAMA. Published online February 24, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.2648 - DOI - PubMed

[3] Kam KQ, Yung CF, Cui L, et al. . A well infant with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with high viral load. Clin Infect Dis. Published online February 28, 2020. doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa201 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Kam KQ, Yung CF, Cui L, et al. . A well infant with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with high viral load. Clin Infect Dis. Published online February 28, 2020. doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa201 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Dong Y, Mo X, Hu Y, et al. . Epidemiology of COVID-19 among children in China. Pediatrics. Published online March 16, 2020. doi:10.1542/peds.2020-0702 - DOI - PubMed

[6] Dong Y, Mo X, Hu Y, et al. . Epidemiology of COVID-19 among children in China. Pediatrics. Published online March 16, 2020. doi:10.1542/peds.2020-0702 - DOI - PubMed

[7] Sutton D, Fuchs K, D’Alton M, Goffman D. Universal screening for SARS-CoV-2 in women admitted for delivery. N Engl J Med. Published online April 13, 2020. doi:10.1056/NEJMc2009316 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Sutton D, Fuchs K, D’Alton M, Goffman D. Universal screening for SARS-CoV-2 in women admitted for delivery. N Engl J Med. Published online April 13, 2020. doi:10.1056/NEJMc2009316 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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