Impact of COVID-19 on paediatric admissions to a Chinese hospital: a single-centre retrospective chart review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the impact of the COVID-19 on the distribution, type and patterns of diseases in hospitalised children under local antiepidemic measures.

Design

Retrospective chart review.

Setting

Electronic medical records of patients hospitalised in the paediatric department of a tertiary hospital in South China from 21 January 2019 to 20 January 2021.

Participants

Records of 2139 patients.

Outcome measures

Data were analysed before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Disease characteristics were analysed based on the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. Features of the length of hospital stay were investigated. Categorical variables involving more than three groups were analysed usin

SUBMITTER: Zheng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9254659 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature