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ArticleHealth science reports2023

Remdesivir therapy for severe pediatric COVID-19 in Singapore: A single-center retrospective observational cohort study.

Valerie Xue Fen Seah, Rina Yue Ling Ong, Kai Qian Kam, Koh Cheng Thoon, Natalie Woon Hui Tan, Jiahui Li, Karen Donceras Nadua, Chia Yin Chong, Chee Fu Yung

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Article in Health science reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Valerie Xue Fen SeahDepartment of Pharmacy KK Women's and Children's Hospital Singapore Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-7775-6987
Rina Yue Ling OngDepartment of Pharmacy KK Women's and Children's Hospital Singapore Singapore.
Kai Qian KamInfectious Disease Service, Department of Paediatrics KK Women's and Children's Hospital Singapore Singapore.
Koh Cheng ThoonInfectious Disease Service, Department of Paediatrics KK Women's and Children's Hospital Singapore Singapore.
Natalie Woon Hui TanInfectious Disease Service, Department of Paediatrics KK Women's and Children's Hospital Singapore Singapore.
Jiahui LiInfectious Disease Service, Department of Paediatrics KK Women's and Children's Hospital Singapore Singapore.
Karen Donceras NaduaInfectious Disease Service, Department of Paediatrics KK Women's and Children's Hospital Singapore Singapore.
Chia Yin ChongInfectious Disease Service, Department of Paediatrics KK Women's and Children's Hospital Singapore Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-3919-3324
Chee Fu YungInfectious Disease Service, Department of Paediatrics KK Women's and Children's Hospital Singapore Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-9605-7690
National University of Singapore · SGKK Women's and Children's Hospital · SG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Aims: There is a paucity of information on remdesivir (RDV) use in severe pediatric coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We aimed to explore the effectiveness of RDV as the cumulative proportion of pediatric COVID-19 patients deescalated from Day 5 of high dependency or intensive care unit (HD/ICU). Methods: All children ≤18 years admitted to Singapore's largest pediatric hospital from January 1, 2020 to March 18, 2022 were reviewed retrospectively. Patients were included if they were positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, required oxygen, and HD/ICU care. The characteristics and outcomes of those who received RDV or not (no-RDV) were compared. Results: We reviewed 15 children with a median age of 2.5 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 0.8-11.0), of which 7 (46.7%) received RDV. There was no difference in cumulative proportion of children deescalated from Day 5 of HD/ICU care in the RDV versus the no-RDV group (5/7, 70% vs. 7/8, 87.5%, Conclusion: Our observational analysis was unable to detect any clear benefit of RDV in terms of reducing duration in HD/ICU. RDV was well-tolerated in children with severe COVID-19.

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childrenpediatricremdesivirSARS‐CoV‐2severe COVID‐19

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