Pediatric admissions to emergency departments of North-Western Italy during COVID-19 pandemic: A retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 pandemic caused huge decrease of pediatric admissions to Emergency Department (ED), arising concerns about possible delays in diagnosis and treatment of severe disorders.

Methods

Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Emergency Room (ICOPER) was a retrospective multicentre observational study including 23 Italian EDs.All the children <18 years admitted, between March 9th and May 3rd 2020 stratified by age, priority code, cause of admission and outcome have been included and compared to those admitted in the same period of 2019.Our objectives were to assess the characteristics of pediatric admissions to EDs since COVID-19 outbreak until the end of lockdown, and to describe the features of critical children.

Findings

16,426 children were admitted in 2020, c

SUBMITTER: Raffaldi I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7969147 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature