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			<journal>
			<title>Journal of Patient Safety &amp; Quality Improvement</title>
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			<short_title></short_title>
			<subject>Medical Sciences</subject>
			<web_url>https://psj.mums.ac.ir/</web_url>
			<journal_hbi_system_id>0</journal_hbi_system_id>
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			<journal_id_issn>2345-4482</journal_id_issn>
			<journal_id_issn_online>2345-4490</journal_id_issn_online>
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			<journal_id_doi></journal_id_doi>
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			<journal_id_science></journal_id_science>
			<language>en</language>
			<pubdate>
				<type>jalali</type>
				<year>2023</year>
				<month>7</month>
				<day>1</day>
			</pubdate>
			<pubdate>
				<type>gregorian</type>
				<year>2023</year>
				<month>7</month>
				<day>1</day>
			</pubdate>
			<volume>11</volume>
			<number>3</number>
			<publish_type>online</publish_type>
			<publish_edition>1</publish_edition>
			<article_type>fulltext</article_type>
			<articleset><article>
				<language>en</language>
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				<article_id_pii></article_id_pii>
				<article_id_doi></article_id_doi>
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				<title_fa></title_fa>
				<title>The Outcome of Hospitalized Children with COVID-19 in a Referral Center in Yazd, Iran</title>
				<subject_fa></subject_fa>
				<subject></subject>
				<content_type_fa></content_type_fa>
				<content_type>Original Article</content_type>
				<abstract_fa><![CDATA[]]></abstract_fa>
				<abstract><![CDATA[Introduction:As there is limited research on COVID-19 in children, and reports have indicated low adverse clinical outcomes and mortality rates, our team conducted this study to investigate the clinical outcomes in hospitalized children with COVID-19. Materials and Methods: This historical cohort study included children aged 1 month to 18 years with COVID-19. They were admitted to a referral hospital in Yazd, Iran, over a year from February 2020. Demographic information such as age and sex, the length of hospitalization, and the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results were recorded. We also evaluated Patients&#039; outcomes, including admission to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), need for mechanical ventilation, and mortality. Results: Our study included 94 patients, of which 52.1% were female and 29.8% were under one year old. Children aged 1-59 months accounted for more than half of the sample (53.2%). The most common symptoms reported were fever (85.1%), respiratory problems (47.9%), and gastrointestinal symptoms (46.8%). The mean duration of hospital stay was 6.4±5.7 days. About 38.3% of cases required admission to the PICU, and 11.7% needed mechanical ventilation. 75% of deaths occurred in children with confirmed COVID-19 who had an underlying disease. Moreover, respiratory distress at the time of referral was significantly associated with admission to the intensive care unit (P=0.008), requiring mechanical ventilation (P=0.003), and mortality (P=0.02). Conclusion:Our findings suggest that children under one year old, patients with underlying diseases, and those experiencing respiratory distress at the time of referral are high-risk groups and require special attention in care and treatment.]]></abstract>
				<keyword_fa></keyword_fa>
				<keyword>COVID-19, Outcome, Hospitalized children, SARS-CoV-2, Iran</keyword>
				<start_page>169</start_page>
				<end_page>174</end_page>
				<web_url>https://psj.mums.ac.ir/article_23139.html</web_url>
			<author_list><author>
				<first_name>Zahra</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Nafei</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>nafeiy@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>101085</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Children Growth Disorder Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Nasrin</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Behniafard</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>n_behniafard@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>101086</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Children Growth Disorder Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Mehran</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Karimi</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>drmehrankarimi@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>101087</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Children Growth Disorder Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Mehrdad</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Shakiba</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>shakibadr2@gmail.com</email>
				<code>101088</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Children Growth Disorder Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Abdolhamid</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Jafari</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>hamid-nodoshan@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>101089</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of pediatrics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>farzad</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Ferdosian</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>ferdosian@ssu.ac.ir</email>
				<code>101090</code>
				<coreauthor>Yes</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Children Growth Disorder Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Fakhrosadat</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Azarpeykan</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>dr.azarpeykan@gmail.com</email>
				<code>101092</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of pediatrics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Farimah</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Shamsi</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>farimah.shamsi1982@gmail.com</email>
				<code>101091</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Center of Healthcare Data Modelling, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Alireza</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Emarati</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>sare1369@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>101093</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Children Growth Disorder Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author></author_list>
				</article>
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