Influencia de la pandemia por COVID-19 en la atención a urgencias en un hospital privado
Journal
Revista Mexicana de Pediatría
ISSN
0035-0052
Date Issued
2022
Author(s)
Kennedy-Martin, Ana Paula
Iglesias-Leboreiro, José
Bernárdez-Zapata, Isabel
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
Abstract
Introduction: in order to limit the contagion of COVID-19, home confinement and the application of sanitary measures were necessary, which had an effect in the emergency services. Objective: to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the frequency of patient care in a pediatric emergency department. Material and methods: retrospective study in a private hospital in Mexico, in which two periods were analyzed: pre-pandemic (2019-2020) and during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021). In these two periods, the frequency of emergency medical consultations provided to children and adolescents was compared. The information is broken down by month and by type of illness: infectious, non-infectious, and due to accidents. © Revista Mexicana de Pediatría