Impact of COVID-19 on pediatric emergencies and hospitalizations in Singapore

Impact of COVID-19 on pediatric emergencies and hospitalizations in Singapore

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has impacted the provision of health services in all specialties. We aim to study the impact of COVID-19 on the utilization of pediatric hospital services including emergency department (ED) attendances, hospitalizations, diagnostic categories and resource utiliza...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC pediatrics 2020-12, Vol.20 (1), p.562-9, Article 562
Hauptverfasser: Chong, Shu-Ling, Soo, Jenifer Shui Lian, Allen, Jr, John Carson, Ganapathy, Sashikumar, Lee, Khai Pin, Tyebally, Arif, Yung, Chee Fu, Thoon, Koh Cheng, Ng, Yong Hong, Oh, Jean Yin, Teoh, Oon Hoe, Mok, Yee Hui, Chan, Yoke Hwee
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Sprache:eng
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Anesthesia
Care and treatment
Child
Child, Preschool
Control
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Disease transmission
Emergencies - epidemiology
Emergency medical care
Emergency Service, Hospital - trends
Epidemics
Families & family life
Female
Forecasts and trends
Generalized linear models
Health services
Hospitalization - trends
Hospitals
Humans
Infections
Male
Medical care
Medical supplies
Pandemics
Patients
Pediatric emergencies
Pediatric research
Pediatrics
Resource utilization
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Singapore
Singapore - epidemiology
Social aspects
Trauma
Utilization
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Zusammenfassung:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has impacted the provision of health services in all specialties. We aim to study the impact of COVID-19 on the utilization of pediatric hospital services including emergency department (ED) attendances, hospitalizations, diagnostic categories and resource utilization in Singapore. We performed a retrospective review of ED attendances and hospital admissions among children
ISSN:1471-2431
1471-2431
DOI:10.1186/s12887-020-02469-z