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COVID-19 related reduction in pediatric emergency healthcare utilization - a concerning trend.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted healthcare systems worldwide. In addition to the direct impact of the virus on patient morbidity and mortality, the effect of lockdown strategies on health and healthcare utilization have become apparent. Little is known on the effect of the pandemic on pediatric and adolescent medicine. We examined the impact of the pandemic on pediatric emergency healthcare utilization. METHODS:We conducted a monocentric, retrospective analysis of n?=?5,424 pediatric emergency department visits between January 1st and April 19th of 2019 and 2020, and compared healthcare utilization during the pandemic in 2020 to the same period in 2019. RESULTS:In the four weeks after lockdown in Germany began, we observed a massive drop of 63.8% in pediatric emergency healthcare utilization (mean daily visits 26.8?±?SEM 1.5 in 2019 vs. 9.7?±?SEM 1 in 2020, p?

SUBMITTER: Dopfer C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7475725 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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COVID-19 related reduction in pediatric emergency healthcare utilization - a concerning trend.

Dopfer Christian C   Wetzke Martin M   Zychlinsky Scharff Anna A   Mueller Frank F   Dressler Frank F   Baumann Ulrich U   Sasse Michael M   Hansen Gesine G   Jablonka Alexandra A   Happle Christine C  

BMC pediatrics 20200907 1


<h4>Background</h4>The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted healthcare systems worldwide. In addition to the direct impact of the virus on patient morbidity and mortality, the effect of lockdown strategies on health and healthcare utilization have become apparent. Little is known on the effect of the pandemic on pediatric and adolescent medicine. We examined the impact of the pandemic on pediatric emergency healthcare utilization.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a monocentric, retrospective analysis of n  ...[more]

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