COVID-19 outbreak and pediatric diabetes: Perceptions of health care professionals worldwide.
Nancy Samir ElbarbaryTiago Jeronimo Dos SantosCarine de BeaufortJuliana Chizo AgwuLuis Eduardo P CalliariAndrea Enzo ScaramuzzaPublished in: Pediatric diabetes (2020)
This large global survey during COVID-19 pandemic showed that many HCP adapted to the pandemic by resorting to telemedicine. One fourth of HCP reported delays in diagnosis and an increased rate of DKA. The emergence of COVID-19 pandemic had an important impact on family's behavior that might have led to increase in diabetic ketoacidosis presentation.