The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on children with medical complexity in pediatric emergency department

Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Apr:42:225-227. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.11.066. Epub 2020 Nov 28.

Authors

Giacomo Brisca¹, Giulia Vagelli², Giulia Tagliarini², Andrea Rotulo³, Daniela Pirlo³, Marta Romanengo³, Emanuela Piccotti³

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Emergency Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Italy.
³ Pediatric Emergency Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Children with medical complexity; Lockdown; Pediatric emergency department.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / prevention & control*
COVID-19 / transmission
Child
Child, Preschool
Communicable Disease Control*
Emergencies / epidemiology*
Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
Hospitals, Pediatric
Humans
Infant
Italy
Male
Multimorbidity
Retrospective Studies
Triage
Young Adult