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Título: Evaluation of changes in pediatric healthcare activity during the Covid-19 state of alarm in the Canary Islands
Autores/as: Wallis Gómez, Valewska G.
Hernández Apolinario, María
Saavedra Santana, Pedro 
Hernández Pérez, Claudia
Ramos Rueda, Natalia
Taboada Rubino, Carla
Zapata Ferrer, Laura
Peña Quintana, Luis 
Clasificación UNESCO: 32 Ciencias médicas
3212 Salud pública
320110 Pediatría
Palabras clave: Covid-19
Emergency Care
Emergency Department
Healthcare Utilization
Overcrowding
Fecha de publicación: 2021
Publicación seriada: Public health in practice 
Resumen: Objective: During the SARS-CoV-2 state of alarm (SoA), a 30–70% reduction was observed in the number of visits to Pediatric Emergency Departments (ED), as well as frequent delay in diagnosis or difficulty accessing healthcare services. Here we evaluate modifications observed in pediatric healthcare activity during the SoA. Study design: Descriptive retrospective observational study of the hospital pediatric activity. Method: We compared the use of pediatric healthcare services during the SoA (March 11th – June 25th, 2020) versus the use during the equivalent periods of years 2018 and 2019, in the “Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno Infantil de Canarias” (Mother and Child University Hospital of the Canary Islands). Results: The number of patients visiting the pediatric ED decreased by 66.75% on average (95%CI: -65.6; - 67.7; p < 0.001), with a peak reduction (70.4%; 95%CI: -69.0; −71.7; p < 0.001) during the lockdown. We observed an increase in the number of cases of psychiatric disorders, foreign body ingestions and intoxications, as well as a decrease in respiratory conditions. Hospital admissions decreased by 45.5% (95%CI: - 38.9; −51.3; p < 0.001), while the ratio and duration of hospital stay increased. A proportion of 3.95% of admitted patients experienced complications caused by delayed visit to the ED. Conclusions: The study shows that more patient education campaigns are needed to improve the efficiency of emergency services. It is important to reinforce the message that adequate healthcare service management is necessary.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/112133
ISSN: 2666-5352
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100159
Fuente: Public health in practice [EISSN 2666-5352], v. 2, 100159, (Noviembre 2021)
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