The long-term boomerang effect of COVID-19 on admissions for non-COVID diseases: the ECIEN-2022 study

Since COVID-19 pandemic started, many changes have been seen in the cycling patterns of pediatric pathologies. On year 2020, we described the initial effects of COVID-19, with a significant decrease in emergency visits and admissions, but 2 years later the situation seems to be reversed. Our study b...

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Published in:European journal of pediatrics 2023-09, Vol.182 (9), p.4227-4236
Main Authors: Ramos La Cuey, Beatriz, Saloni-Gomez, Neus, Ilundain López de Munain, Andrea, Fernández-Montero, Alejandro, Viguria, Natividad, López Fernández, Leyre, Herranz Aguirre, Mercedes, Iceta, Ainhoa, Moreno-Galarraga, Laura
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Language:English
Subjects:
Bronchitis
Bronchopneumonia
COVID-19
Emergency medical care
Long-term effects
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pandemics
Patient admissions
Pediatrics
Respiratory diseases
Respiratory syncytial virus
Respiratory tract infection
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Summary:Since COVID-19 pandemic started, many changes have been seen in the cycling patterns of pediatric pathologies. On year 2020, we described the initial effects of COVID-19, with a significant decrease in emergency visits and admissions, but 2 years later the situation seems to be reversed. Our study bridges a literature gap by exploring the lasting effects of COVID-19 on pediatric non-COVID admissions, particularly the resurgence of respiratory illnesses. ECIEN-2022 is a single-center, retrospective, observational-study conducted 3 years after the pandemic onset, to describe the long-term effects of COVID-19 in pediatric admissions for non-COVID diseases. Admissions during year 2022 were compared with the Pre-Pandemic Period (PPP: 2015–2019). Pediatric Emergency Department (P-ED) visits, hospital, and Intensive Care Unit (P-ICU) admissions were compared across pre- and post-pandemic periods. Monthly distribution and year-waves are presented. P-ED monthly visits (mean and Standard deviation (SD) raised from 3521 (533) in the PPP to 3775 (996) in 2022 ( p  
ISSN:1432-1076
0340-6199
1432-1076
DOI:10.1007/s00431-023-05101-1