Acute paediatric mastoiditis in the UK before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A national observational study.
Clin Otolaryngol
; 47(1): 120-130, 2022 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1450540
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To explore the impact of COVID-19 on the management and outcomes of acute paediatric mastoiditis across the UK.DESIGN:
National retrospective and prospective audit.SETTING:
48 UK secondary care ENT departments.PARTICIPANTS:
Consecutive children aged 18 years or under, referred to ENT with a clinical diagnosis of mastoiditis. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Cases were divided into Period 1 (01/11/19-15/03/20), before the UK population were instructed to reduce social contact, and Period 2 (16/03/20-30/04/21), following this. Periods 1 and 2 were compared for population variables, management and outcomes. Secondary analyses compared outcomes by primary treatment (medical/needle aspiration/surgical).RESULTS:
286 cases met criteria (median 4 per site, range 0-24). 9.4 cases were recorded per week in period 1 versus 2.0 in period 2, with no winter increase in cases in December 2020-Febraury 2021. Patient age differed between periods 1 and 2 (3.2 vs 4.7 years respectively, p < 0.001). 85% of children in period 2 were tested for COVID-19 with a single positive test. In period, 2 cases associated with P. aeruginosa significantly increased. 48.6% of children were scanned in period 1 vs 41.1% in period 2. Surgical management was used more frequently in period 1 (43.0% vs 24.3%, p = 0.001). Treatment success was high, with failure of initial management in 6.3%, and 30-day re-admission for recurrence in 2.1%. The adverse event rate (15.7% overall) did not vary by treatment modality or between periods 1& 2.CONCLUSION:
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant change in the presentation and case mix of acute paediatric mastoiditis in the UK.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
/
Mastoiditis
Type of study:
Cohort study
/
Observational study
/
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
/
Child
/
Child, preschool
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Infant
/
Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Otolaryngol
Journal subject:
Otolaryngology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Coa.13869
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS