Journal article
Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patient Volumes, Acuity, and Outcomes in Pediatric Emergency Departments
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric emergency department (ED) utilization and outcomes.
METHODS: This study is an interrupted-time-series observational study of children presenting to 11 Canadian tertiary-care pediatric EDs. Data were grouped into weeks in 3 study periods: prepandemic (January 1, 2018-January 27, 2020), peripandemic (January 28, 2020-March 10, 2020), and early …
Authors
Finkelstein Y; Maguire B; Zemek R; Osmanlliu E; Kam AJ; Dixon A; Desai N; Sawyer S; Emsley J; Lynch T
Journal
Pediatric Emergency Care, Vol. 37, No. 8, pp. 427–434
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
August 2021
DOI
10.1097/pec.0000000000002484
ISSN
0749-5161