Comparison of Children Hospitalized for Asthma Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol
; 35(4): 174-178, 2022 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2233714
ABSTRACT
Background:
Studies suggest that children with asthma experienced improved symptom control and less frequent inpatient admission during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The characteristics of hospitalized children remain less well defined.Methods:
This retrospective cohort study compared patients admitted for asthma during the pandemic with patients hospitalized the year prior at a children's hospital in the Bronx, New York.Results:
In the year before the pandemic, 667 children were hospitalized for asthma, compared with 177 children the following year. Children admitted during the pandemic were older (7.8 versus 7.0 years, P = 0.04), more likely underweight (P < 0.01), and more likely to have public insurance (P = 0.02). Additionally, children hospitalized during the pandemic required intensive care (P = 0.03) and magnesium sulfate (P = 0.05) more frequently. Despite this, length of stay remained similar.Conclusion:
While inpatient utilization for asthma decreased during the pandemic, children hospitalized were sicker on presentation. The cause of this is likely multifactorial and requires further study.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Asthma
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ped.2022.0115
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