3.6 Pooled analysis of COVID-19 complications
Of the affected children and teenagers, 77.0% (95%CI: 56.9%-97.0%) developed hypotension, 68.1% (95%CI: 51.9%-84.3%) went into shock, and 41.1% (15.0%-67.1%) had acute kidney injury. Intensive care was needed in 73.7% of cases (95%CI: 60.3%-87.1%), 13.2% (95%CI: 0.5%-82.1%) were intubated and 37.9% (95%CI: 28.3%-47.6%) required mechanical ventilation, with only one reported fatality case. Pediatric patients were discharged after a hospital stay of, on average, 6.77 days (95%CI: 4.93-8.6) (Table 2H).