The impact of the SARS COV-2 pandemic on pediatric accesses in ED: A Healthcare Emergency Information System analysis.
Francesca MataloniPaola ColaisLuigi PinnarelliDanilo FuscoMarina DavoliPublished in: PloS one (2022)
This descriptive study has identified a decrease of total pediatric accesses in ED in 2020 compared to 2019 and a different trend of accesses by adult and young population especially by cause. The monitoring of paediatric accesses could be a useful tool to analyse the trend of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy and to reprogramming of the healthcare offer according to criteria of clinical and organizational appropriateness.