The Emilia Romagna (ER) region, Italy, in March 2020 has seen one of the largest and most serious clusters of COVID-19 in the world. In the period of 30 January to 31 May 2020, the number of paediatric emergency department presentations in Bologna, ER, decreased by 50% compared with the same period of 2019. Visits declined for every age group, with a decrease of 35%, 55% and 46% for the three age groups 0-2, 2-10 and 10-14 years, respectively. The admission rate increased from 5% to 13%. Fewer non-urgent attendances, alongside a decrease in seasonal infections due to the lockdown, appear to be the main reasons.
Masetti R., Corsini I., Leardini D., Lanari M., Pession A. (2020). Presentations to the emergency department in Bologna, Italy, during COVID-19 outbreak. BMJ PAEDIATRICS OPEN, 4(1), 1-3 [10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000748].
Presentations to the emergency department in Bologna, Italy, during COVID-19 outbreak
Masetti R.
;Corsini I.;Leardini D.;Lanari M.;Pession A.
2020
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The Emilia Romagna (ER) region, Italy, in March 2020 has seen one of the largest and most serious clusters of COVID-19 in the world. In the period of 30 January to 31 May 2020, the number of paediatric emergency department presentations in Bologna, ER, decreased by 50% compared with the same period of 2019. Visits declined for every age group, with a decrease of 35%, 55% and 46% for the three age groups 0-2, 2-10 and 10-14 years, respectively. The admission rate increased from 5% to 13%. Fewer non-urgent attendances, alongside a decrease in seasonal infections due to the lockdown, appear to be the main reasons.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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