Background. Seizures are a common cause of evaluation in the pediatric emergencydepartment (ED). Several studies about the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on ED attendancesreport a considerable reduction in general pediatric care. The aim of our study was toevaluate the impact of COVID-19 on the admission to the pediatric ED for seizures.Materials and methods. We performed a retrospective study to assess the rate of EDadmission for seizures at the pediatric ED of the Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda OspedaleMaggiore Policlinico of Milan between January 2017 and December 2021, comparing thepre-pandemic (from January 2017 to February 2020) and pandemic periods (from March 2020to December 2021).
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Inclusion Criteria:
- age: 1 months to 17 years
- sex: all
- with at least one access to the Pediatric ED of the hospital for seizures
Exclusion Criteria:
- children who received a diagnosis of seizure on admission in triage that was not
confirmed at discharge (breath-holding spell, fainting…).
Pediatric Emergency Department Clinica de Marchi, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Milan 3173435, Italy
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