Hematology and Clinical Picture in Pediatric COVID-19 Infection
- Conditions
- Covid19
- Registration Number
- NCT04487119
- Lead Sponsor
- Benha University
- Brief Summary
This study is to discuss the different clinical presentations, hematological and laboratory abnormalities in pediatric COVID-19 infection.
- Detailed Description
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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 29
-inpatient confirmed COVID-19 infection by PCR
- 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.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method hematological findings at time of admission hematological indices; TLC, absolute lymphocytic count, absolute neutrophil count platelet count, N/L ratio and CRP in pediatric COVID-19 infection
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method clinical presentations at time of admission proportion of patients with respiratory and GIT symptoms, proportion of patients needs ICU admission relation between severity and hematologic indices
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Benha Faculty of Medicine
🇪🇬Banhā, Qalubia, Egypt