Presentations to the emergency department in Bologna, Italy, during COVID-19 outbreak
Riccardo Masetti, Ilaria Corsini, Davide Leardini, Marcello Lanari, Andrea Pession
Abstract
The Emilia Romagna (ER) region, Italy, in March 2020 has seen one of the largest and most serious clusters of COVID-19 in the world. In the period of 30 January to 31 May 2020, the number of paediatric emergency department presentations in Bologna, ER, decreased by 50% compared with the same period of 2019. Visits declined for every age group, with a decrease of 35%, 55% and 46% for the three age groups 0-2, 2-10 and 10-14 years, respectively. The admission rate increased from 5% to 13%. Fewer non-urgent attendances, alongside a decrease in seasonal infections due to the lockdown, appear to be the main reasons.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Outbreak2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Emergency departmentMedicineDemographyPediatricsEmergency medicineVirologyInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)PsychiatrySociologyDiseaseEmergency and Acute Care StudiesCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsUltrasound in Clinical Applications