Is d -dimer a Useful Diagnostic Tool for Identifying Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in Critically Unwell Children?

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2024 Sep 1;43(9):e339-e340. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004411. Epub 2024 Jun 5.

Authors

Amedine Duret¹, Harsita Patel¹, Lakshmi Lakkineni¹, Robindra Basu Roy^{2

3}, Rebecca Mitting^{4

5}, Elizabeth Whittaker¹

Affiliations

¹ Section of Paediatrics, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London, UK.
² Blizard Institute, Queen Mary Univeristy of London, London, UK.
³ Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
⁴ Section of Anaesthetic, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
⁵ Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.

PMID: 38838207
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004411

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Biomarkers / blood
COVID-19* / blood
COVID-19* / complications
COVID-19* / diagnosis
Child
Child, Preschool
Critical Illness*
Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products* / analysis
Humans
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome* / blood
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome* / diagnosis

Substances

Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products
fibrin fragment D
Biomarkers

Supplementary concepts

pediatric multisystem inflammatory disease, COVID-19 related