Emergency Department Care for Children During the 2022 Viral Respiratory Illness Surge.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Pediatric readiness is essential for all emergency departments (EDs). Children's experience of care may differ according to operational challenges in children's hospitals, community hospitals, and rural EDs caused by recurring and sometimes unpredictable viral illness surges.

Objective

To describe wait times, lengths of stay (LOS), and ED revisits across diverse EDs participating in a statewide quality collaborative during a surge in visits in 2022.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study included 25 EDs from the Michigan Emergency Department Improvement Collaborative data registry from January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2022. Pediatric (patient age <18 years) encounters for viral and respiratory conditions were analyzed, compar

SUBMITTER: Janke AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10704279 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature