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Social and Demographic Disparities in the Severity of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

  • Fabio Savorgnan
  • , Sebastian Acosta
  • , Alexander Alali
  • , Axel Moreira
  • , Ananth Annapragada
  • , Craig G. Rusin
  • , Saul Flores
  • , Rohit S. Loomba
  • , Alvaro Moreira

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Abstract

Social constructs are known risk factors for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. A review of 206 patients demonstrated that children who were non-Hispanic Black, over the age of 12 years or living in a disadvantaged neighborhood associated with severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (intensive care unit admission, intubation and/or vasopressor use).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)E256-E258
JournalJournal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Volume41
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • coronavirus
  • coronavirus disease 2019
  • ethnicity
  • multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
  • race
  • socioeconomic

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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