Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on pediatric eye-related emergency department services.
J AAPOS
; 24(6): 367-369, 2020 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-899037
ABSTRACT
Literature describing the trends and utilization of pediatric eye-related emergency department (ED) visits is limited. We performed a retrospective cohort study of 311 pediatric patients visiting Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (BPEI) ED between March and May 2020 to quantify the effect of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on ophthalmology care utilization. In our study, pediatric ED visits declined by half at the onset of the pandemic in March. The number of visits reached the lowest point in early April and increased to 48% of the pre-COVID volume by the end of May. Despite changes in volume, patient demographics and clinical diagnoses were relatively consistent throughout the pandemic.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Emergency Service, Hospital
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Eye Diseases
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Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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Facilities and Services Utilization
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Health Services Accessibility
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J AAPOS
Journal subject:
Ophthalmology
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Pediatrics
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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