Population
Children (predominantly infancy and early childhood, rarely teenagers) with Kawasaki disease in the USA.
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports acute IVIG in Kawasaki disease; leaves open optimal dosing and long-term surveillance needs.
Structured PICO
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Population
Children (predominantly infancy and early childhood, rarely teenagers) with Kawasaki disease in the USA.
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Intervention
Intravenous gamma globulin, 2 g per kg, in the acute phase
Kawasaki disease requires acute treatment with IVIG to reduce coronary aneurysm risk and mandates long-term surveillance with myocardial imaging.
Cite This Study
Newburger et al. (1999) studied this question.