Odds of patients with MIS-C experiencing shock have fallen

Hospitalized patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children — or MIS-C —are far more likely to experience shock than those hospitalized with Kawasaki disease, according to a study.
However, researchers also found that the proportion of children with MIS-C — a potentially serious complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection — who also experience shock has decreased over time.
“Research examining the change in illness severity for MIS-C over time was lacking,” Matthew J. Molloy, MD, MPH, attending physician in the division of hospital medicine at

Hospitalized patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children — or MIS-C —are far more likely to experience shock than those hospitalized with Kawasaki disease, according to a study.
However, researchers also found that the proportion of children with MIS-C — a potentially serious complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection — who also experience shock has decreased over time.
“Research examining the change in illness severity for MIS-C over time was lacking,” Matthew J. Molloy, MD, MPH, attending physician in the division of hospital medicine at