Paediatric health system impact of an early respiratory viral season in Eastern Ontario, Canada: A descriptive analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We examined trends in patient volumes and care intensity among children admitted with laboratory-confirmed respiratory viral infections over 5 years in Ottawa, following the most recent and intense respiratory viral season experienced throughout the Ontario paediatric health system.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study of patients at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) in Ottawa, who were diagnosed with a laboratory-confirmed respiratory viral infection in the first 72 h of admission between October 22, 2017 and March 25, 2023. Their admissions were stratified by age groups and level of care intensity, based on unit of admission and/or additional ventilatory needs, with Level 3 patients requiring intensive care unit admission, and evaluated

SUBMITTER: Meng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11638100 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature