Impact of COVID-19 on the associated complications of high-risk conditions in a statewide pediatric emergency network.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic affected the volume and epidemiology of pediatric emergency department (ED) visits. We aimed to determine the rate of associated complications for 16 high-risk conditions in a Michigan statewide network of academic and community EDs during the pandemic.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study of pediatric ED visits among a network of 5 Michigan health systems during the pre-pandemic (March 1, 2019-March 10, 2020) and pandemic (March 11, 2020-March 31, 2021) periods. Data were collected from the medical record and included patient demographics, ED visit characteristics, procedure codes, and final International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification diagnosis codes. Selection of codes for 16 high-risk conditions a

SUBMITTER: Mangus CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9753814 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature