A Comparison of Emergency Department Revisit Rates of Pediatric Patients between Pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 Periods

被引：1

作者：

Namgung, Myeong ^{[1
]}

Lee, Dong Hoon ^{[2
]}

Bae, Sung Jin ^{[2
]}

Chung, Ho Sub ^{[2
]}

Park, Ji Young ^{[3
]}

Kim, Keon ^{[4
]}

Lee, Choung Ah ^{[5
]}

Kim, Duk Ho ^{[6
]}

Kim, Eui Chung ^{[7
]}

Lim, Jee Yong ^{[8
]}

Han, Sang Soo ^{[9
]}

Choi, Yoon Hee ^{[10
]}

机构：

[1] Chung Ang Univ, Coll Med, Dept Emergency Med, Seoul 06973, South Korea

[2] Chung Ang Univ, Gwangmyeong Hosp, Coll Med, Dept Emergency Med, Gwangmyeong Si 14353, South Korea

[3] Chung Ang Univ, Coll Med, Dept Pediat, Seoul 06973, South Korea

[4] Ewha Womans Univ, Coll Med, Dept Emergency Med, Seoul 07804, South Korea

[5] Hallym Univ, Dept Emergency Med, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hosp, Hwaseong Si 18450, South Korea

[6] Eulji Univ, Dept Emergency Med, Seoul 01830, South Korea

[7] CHA Bundang Med Ctr, Dept Emergency Med, Seongnam Si 13496, South Korea

[8] Seoul St Marys Hosp, Dept Emergency Med, Seoul 06591, South Korea

[9] Soonchunhyang Univ, Dept Emergency Med, Bucheon Hosp, Bucheon Si 14584, South Korea

[10] Ewha Womans Univ, Coll Med, Dept Emergency Med, Mokdong Hosp, Seoul 07985, South Korea

来源：

CHILDREN-BASEL | 2022年 / 9卷 / 07期

关键词：

revisit to emergency department; COVID-19; pediatric patients; UNSCHEDULED RETURN VISITS; ADMISSION; CHILDREN; PREDICTORS; RISK;

D O I：

10.3390/children9071003

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

Unscheduled revisits to emergency departments (EDs) are important because they indicate the quality of emergency care. However, the characteristics of pediatric patients visiting EDs changed during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and these changes may have affected their revisit patterns. Therefore, we aimed to compare the ED revisit patterns of pediatric patients between the pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 periods. This retrospective multicenter study included patients aged below 18 years who visited the ED in the pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 periods. ED revisit rates were analyzed using five age groups and three visit-revisit intervals. In the pre-COVID-19 period, the revisit rates decreased with increasing age. In the COVID-19 period, the revisit rates were the lowest for the group aged 4-6 years, and the rates increased for those aged >= 7 years. In conclusion, there were changes in the patterns of revisit rates of pediatric patients according to age between the pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 periods. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the reasons for revisits according to age and establish strategies to reduce the revisit rates of pediatric patients.

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