Management of Pediatric Foreign Body Injuries during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Results of an International Survey

Bibliographic Data

ID15719407
AuthorsHonoria Ocagli (0000-0002-5823-1659, University of Padua), Danila Azzolina (0000-0002-8185-5742, University of Padua), Andrea Francavilla (0000-0002-1980-0871, University of Padua), Emrah Aydın (0000-0001-7776-9684, Koç University), Solidea Baldas (0000-0002-3670-2069, Protecting Children Association (Prochild) Onlus, 34129 Trieste, Italy), Alejandro Cocciaglia (0000-0002-6616-0889, Sanatorio Otamendi y Miroli), Hugo Rodríguez (0000-0003-1527-1842, Garrahan Hospital), Dario Gregori (0000-0001-7906-0580, University of Padua, corresponding author), Arturo Lorenzoni (0000-0002-4935-8236, University of Padua), Maayan Gruber (0000-0001-7680-1435, Bar-Ilan University)
Year2023
Volume10
Issue12
Pages1845-1845
Publication date2023-11-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildren (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/children10121845
PMID38136047
OpenAlexW4388969030
LanguageEN
References cited39

The COVID-19 pandemic has had direct and indirect effects on daily life. In hospitals, the impact of the pandemic was observed in the diagnostic and therapeutic workflow. In this work, we explored potential changes in activities related to the treatment of foreign body injuries (FBIs) in children and the behavioral habits of physicians during the first wave of the pandemic. An online survey was conducted among physicians of the Susy Safe network. The survey comprised items related to respondent information, reference center characteristics, the treatment of FBIs during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a modified COVID-19 Anxiety Scale (CAS). The survey was distributed among the Susy Safe project international network surveillance registry for FBIs. A total of 58 physicians responded to the survey, including 18 (32%) from Europe and 16 (28%) from South America. The respondents indicated that the estimated number of aspirated foreign bodies during the pandemic was lower than or the same as that before the pandemic (43, 74%), and the same was observed for ingested foreign bodies (43, 74%). In univariable logistic regression, no single predictor was associated with a delay in routine care for children or an increasing tendency of medical personnel to avoid procedures. The workflow of physicians involved in the management of FBIs in children has not changed drastically during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in emergency departments

Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Family medicine · Logistic regression · Medical emergency · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Respondent · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Disaster Response and Management · Medicine · Emergency Medicine · Internal Medicine