Evaluating the Regional Differences in Pediatric Injury Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Reports of pediatric injury patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic are conflicting and lack the granularity to explore differences across regions. We hypothesized there would be considerable variation in injury patterns across pediatric trauma centers in the United States.

Materials and methods

A multicenter, retrospective study evaluating patients <18 y old with traumatic injuries meeting National Trauma Data Bank criteria was performed. Patients injured after stay-at-home orders through September 2020 ("COVID" cohort) were compared to "Historical" controls from an averaged period of equivalent dates in 2016-2019. Differences in injury type, intent, and mechanism were explored at the site level.

Results

47,385 pediatric trauma patients were included. Over

SUBMITTER: Collings AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10033255 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature