Effect of the Covid-19 Outbreak on Pediatric Patients’ Admissions to the Emergency Department in an Italian Orthopedic Trauma Hub
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15712985 |
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| Authors | Fabio Verdoni (0000-0002-8544-5847, Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi), Martina Ricci (0000-0003-1107-9298, University of Milan), Cristina Di Grigoli (University of Milan), Nicolò Rossi (0000-0003-4895-4789, University of Milan), Michele Davide Maria Lombardo (0000-0003-0121-2550, University of Milan), Domenico Curci (Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi), Riccardo Accetta (0009-0002-7924-4405, Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi), Marco Viganò (0000-0002-6463-6564, Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi), Giuseppe M Peretti (0000-0001-9341-7187, Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi), Laura Mangiavini (0000-0003-1892-1249, University of Milan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 645-645 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/children8080645 |
| PMID | 34438536 |
| OpenAlex | W3120073342 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
A significant decrease in the ER attendances was reported during the lockdown. A shift in the cause and type of injury was observed; only the most serious traumas sought medical care with a higher percentage of severe triage codes and fractures
Cohort · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Diagnosis code · Disease · Emergency department · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Observational study · Orthopedic surgery · Outbreak · Pandemic · Pediatric trauma · Poison control · Population · Triage · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Medicine · Trauma and Emergency Care Studies · Emergency Medicine · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics · Surgery
| Highly cited | No |
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