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- Title
The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Emergency Patient Profiles: A Case Study of a Turkish Tertiary Care Pediatric Emergency and Trauma Center.
- Authors
Demir, Gülşah; Berksoy, Emel; Bardak, Şefika; Elibol, Pelin; Çiçek, Alper; Nalbant, Tuğçe; Gökalp, Gamze
- Abstract
Objective: In this study, we aim to investigate the impact of the pandemic on the operation of pediatric emergency services Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, the files of patients aged 0–18 years, who visited the pediatric emergency department (PED) between April 15 and May 15 in 2020 and the same period in the previous year, were reviewed. Demographic characteristics, admission diagnoses, admission time, and follow-up data of the patients were obtained from the computer database of our hospital. The data of the pre-pandemic and pandemic period were compared. Results: During the selected month in the pandemic year (2020), the number of patients admitted to the hospital was 78% less than that admitted in the previous year (2019). While the percentage of admitted patients aged 13–18 years in the selected month was higher during the pandemic period than in 2019 (20.2% vs. 16%), the percentages of patients aged 1–6 years (41% vs. 43.7%) and 7–12 years (24.6% vs. 27.4%) were lower (p<0.001) during the pandemic. In 2020, it was observed that most patients visited the emergency department outside of working hours (65.7%) and that the rate of patients who were observed (21.3%) and the rate of hospitalization (18.6%) were higher (p<0.001) than in 2019. During the pandemic period, emergency service admissions were lower in all diagnostic groups, exceptfor oncological emergencies (0.4%). Conclusion: During the pandemic period, the number of patients admitted to the PED as well as the admission diagnosis profile changed.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; CHILDREN'S injuries; PEDIATRIC emergencies; TRAUMA centers; PEDIATRIC therapy
- Publication
Southern Clinics of Istanbul Eurasia, 2022, Vol 33, Issue 2, p150
- ISSN
2587-0998
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14744/scie.2021.89804