Evaluating the Increased Burden of Cardiorespiratory Illness Visits to Adult Emergency Departments During Flu and Bronchiolitis Outbreaks in the Pediatric Population: Retrospective Multicentric Time Series Analysis.
Benoit MorelGuillaume BouleuxAlain ViallonMaxime MaignanLuc ProvoostJean-Christophe BernadacSarah DevidalSylvie PilletAymeric CantaisOlivier MoryPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2022)
This study established that CRD visits and bed occupancy for adult EDs were significantly increased during bronchiolitis and pediatric influenza outbreaks. Therefore, a prediction tool for these outbreaks such as PREDAFLU can be used to provide early warnings of increased activity in adult EDs for CRD visits.