Impact of COVID-19 on pediatric emergencies and hospitalizations in Singapore.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has impacted the provision of health services in all specialties. We aim to study the impact of COVID-19 on the utilization of pediatric hospital services including emergency department (ED) attendances, hospitalizations, diagnostic categories and resource utilization in Singapore.

Methods

We performed a retrospective review of ED attendances and hospital admissions among children < 18 years old from January 1st to August 8th 2020 in a major pediatric hospital in Singapore. Data were analyzed in the following time periods: Pre-lockdown (divided by the change in Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) level), during-lockdown and post-lockdown. We presented the data using proportions and percentage change in mean coun

SUBMITTER: Chong SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7755581 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature