Association Between the SARS-Cov2 Pandemic and Pediatric Surgical Consultations.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes to acute pediatric surgical needs during the early phase of the SARS-Cov2 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study of all in-hospital pediatric surgery consultations placed through the consult paging system at a single institution. We compared both median and absolute differences for emergency department (ED), operative, and hospital outcomes between March, April, and May of 2019 versus 2020.

Results

There were 225 in-hospital pediatric surgery consults in 2019 and 123 in 2020. Overall, mean age was 8.4-y (standard deviation = 6.4) and 60% were male. Initial vitals were similar between years and a similar proportion of patients underwent laboratory and imaging tests. In 2020,

SUBMITTER: Sullivan JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9212400 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature