The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric emergency service

Fidanci I., Tasar M. A., Akintug B., FİDANCI İ., Bulut I.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, vol.75, no.9, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 75 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/ijcp.14398
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, MEDLINE
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Aims The aims of this research were to review patients visiting the paediatric emergency department over a 6-month period 1 year before and during the pandemic, to review paediatric emergency department referral ratios and to determine whether there were any significant decreases in mortality and morbidity.