Figures just published reveal the number of children in the UK who were in paediatric intensive care units with COVID-19.
Figures just published reveal the number of children in the UK who were in paediatric intensive care units with COVID-19.
Compiled by the Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network (PICANet), the statistical report provides the first picture of how many children were severely ill with coronavirus, their ethnic and patient characteristics, and the number who died.
PICANet is run jointly by the University and the University of Leicester to collate data on children’s intensive care with the aim of identifying best clinical practice and facilitating healthcare planning. It carried out daily monitoring of all children testing positive for COVID-19 on paediatric intensive care units (PICUs), in the NHS and independent hospitals.
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