Temporal trends in pediatric intestinal intussusception following the COVID-19 outbreak in Seoul, Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant epidemiological shifts in various diseases due to reduced interpersonal contact. This study examined changes in pediatric intestinal intussusception incidence, a disease with unclear etiology, during the pandemic.

Methods

Weekly intussusception cases in children ≤10 years old in Seoul (2009-2022) were collected from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA). Trends were analyzed using spline functions, and breakpoints were identified via student methods. Bayesian Structural Time Series (BSTS) models assessed incidence changes relative to predicted values. Cases were stratified by surgical intervention, and the complicated-to-uncomplicated case ratio was evaluated.

Results

A sharp decline in intussusce

SUBMITTER: Hong JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12495373 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature