Foreign body ingestion trends in children in the Daegu-Kyungpook Province, Korea before and during the COVID-19 period: a repeated cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) period, children spent more time at home, which is where most foreign body ingestions (FBIs) in children occur. We compared the rate of FBI in children in the Daegu-Kyungpook Province during COVID-19 to the rate in the 2 years before the COVID-19 period.

Methods

The period from January to December in the year 2020 was defined as the COVID-19 period, and the corresponding time period in 2018 and 2019 was defined as the pre-COVID-19 period. Medical records were analyzed retrospectively for pediatric patients aged 0-15 years who visited outpatient and emergency rooms at seven tertiary referral hospitals in Daegu-Kyungpook Province.

Results

The annual occurrence rate of FBIs in patients visiting seven tertiary refe

SUBMITTER: Hong SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10416120 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature