Table 1 Studies of the diagnostic performance, change in management and outcome, and time to result (TAT) of URGS, RGS and RES in seriously ill children in intensive care units

From: Rapid genomic sequencing for genetic disease diagnosis and therapy in intensive care units: a review

Ref.

Year

Country

Study Type

Test

Enrollment Criteria

Study size

Dx Rate

Δ Mx

Δ Outcome

TAT (days)

7

2012

USA

Cases

URGS

NICU infants; Susp. genetic dis.

4

75%

n.d.

n.d.

2

48

2015

USA

Cohort

RGS

<4 months of age; Susp. actionable genetic dis.

35

57%

31%

29%

23

50

2017

USA

Cohort

RES

<100 days old; Susp. genetic dis.

63

51%

37%

19%

13

51

2017

Holland

Cohort

RGS

Infants; NICU, PICU; Susp. genetic dis.

23

30%

22%

22%

12

52

2018

USA

RCT

RGS, SOC

<4 months of age; Susp. genetic dis.

32

41%

31%

n.d.

13

53

2018

USA

Cohort

RGS

Infants; Susp. genetic dis.

42

43%

31%

26%

23

54

2018

Aust

Cohort

RES

Acutely ill children with susp. genetic dis.

40

53%

30%

8%

16

55

2018

UK

Cohort

RGS

Children; PICU and Cardiovascular ICU

24

42%

13%

n.d.

9

56

2019

USA

Cohort

RGS

4 months-18 years; PICU; Susp. genetic dis.

38

48%

39%

8%

14

57

2019

UK

Cohort

RGS

Susp. genetic dis.

195

21%

13%

n.d.

21

12

2019

USA

Cases

URGS

Infants; ICU; Susp. genetic dis.

7

43%

43%

n.d.

0.8

58

2020

USA

Cohort

RES

<6 months old; ICU; hypotonia, seizures, metabolic, multiple congenital anomalies

50

58%

48%

n.d.

5

59

2019

Canada

Cohort

RES

NICU; infants; susp. genetic dis.

25

72%

60%

n.d.

7.2

60

2019

Taiwan

Cohort

RES

PICU and other; children; susp. genetic dis.

40

53%

43%

n.d.

6

61

2020

China

Cohort

RES

NICU & PICU; complex

130

48%

23%

n.d.

3.8

62

2020

USA

Cohort

RES

Critical illness; medical genetics selected

46

43%

52%

n.d.

9

63

2020

USA

Cohort

RES

PICU; < 6 years; new metabolic/neurologic dis.

10

50%

30%

n.d.

9.8

64

2020

USA

Cohort

RES

ICU; infants

368

27%

n.d.

n.d.

n.d.

65

2020

China

Cohort

RES

Infants; ICU and inpatient

102

31%

27%

n.d.

11

66

2020

USA

Cohort

RES

Various

41

32%

n.d.

n.d.

7

67

2020

Aust

Implem

URES

<18 year; NICU and PICU

108

51%

44%

n.d.

3

68

2020

Poland

Cohort

RES

Infants; NICU, PICU; susp. genetic dis.

18

83%

61%

n.d.

14

69

2020

China

Cohort

URES

Infants; NICU, PICU; susp. genetic dis.

33

70%

30%

30%

1

32,70,71,169

2019, 2020,2023

USA

RCT

RGS

Infants; dis. of unknown etiology; within 96 h of admission

94

19%

24%

10%

11

32,70,71,169

2019, 2020,2023

USA

RCT

RES

Infants; dis. of unknown etiology; within 96 h of admission

95

20%

20%

18%

11

32,70,71,169

2019, 2020,2023

USA

RCT

URGS

Infants; dis. of unknown etiology; within 96 h of admission

24

46%

63%

25%

4.6

73

2021

USA

Implem

URGS

Medicaid infants; unknown etiology; within 1 week of admission

184

40%

32%

n.d.

3

74

2021

China

Cohort

RES

Critically ill; 6 days - 15 years; susp. genetic dis.

40

43%

31%

n.d.

5

75

2021

Germany

Cohort

RES

NICU, PICU, infants; sup. genetic dis.

61

43%

11%

n.d.

60

76

2021

USA

RTDCT

RGS, WGS

<120 days old; ICU; susp. genetic dis.

354

31%

25%

n.d.

15

38

2021

China

Crossover

RES

Critically ill infants with susp. genetic heterogeneous dis.

202

20%

n.d.

n.d.

20

38

2021

China

Crossover

RGS

Critically ill infants with susp. genetic heterogeneous disorders

202

37%

7%

n.d.

7

77

2022

France

Cohort

RGS

Critically ill infants with susp. genetic heterogeneous disorders

37

57%

n.d.

n.d.

43

78

2022

UAE

Cohort

URGS

Infants in ICU with complex multisystem dis.

5

60%

20%

20%

1.5

79

2022

USA

Implem

RES

NICU infants with susp. genetic dis.

80

28%

18%

n.d.

13

80

2022

USA

Cohort

RGS

Children in ICU with dis. of unknown etiology

65

40%

n.d.

n.d.

12

81

2022

France

Cohort

RES

Infants in ICU with susp. genetic dis.

15

40%

53%

n.d.

16

82

2023

USA

Implem

RGS

NICU, PICU with dis. of unknown etiology

89

39%

27%

n.d.

n.d.

72,83

2021, 2023

USA

Crossover

RGS, panel

NICU with dis. of unknown etiology

400

49%

19%

n.d.

6

84

2023

USA

Cohort

RGS

Acutely ill inpatient infants; susp. genetic dis.

188

35%

32%

n.d.

6

85

2023

Belgium

Cohort

URGS

NICU, PICU, neurologic inpatients with susp. genetic dis.

21

57%

57%

n.d.

1

Weighted Average

     

3609

37%

26%

18%

n.d.

  1. Study size refers to the number of probands. Studies are listed from oldest to newest.
  2. Ref. reference, Δ Change, Dx diagnosis, Mx management, TAT turnaround time, n.d. not done, d days, RCT Randomized Controlled Trial, SOC standard of care, Implem implementation science design, RTDCT randomized time delayed clinical trial, Crossover Patients received both interventions, Dis. disease, Susp. suspected, Aust Australia, UAE United Arab Emirates.