Background: To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on evaluations in the pediatric emergencydepartment (ED) because of headache as main symptom.Methods: Number and clinical features of patients evaluated in the pediatric ED of asingle site in Milan,Italy, were collected between January 2017 and January 2022. Theimpact of COVID-19 on evaluation rates was quantified by using the incidence rate ratio(IRR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) between the pandemic (March 2020 to January 2022)and the prepandemic period (January 2017 to February 2020).
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Inclusion Criteria:
- range of age: 2 - 18 years
- sex: all
- headache as main symptom
Exclusion Criteria:
- headache in the context of head trauma, because of different diagnostic-care in
Pediatric Emergency Department
Pediatric Emergency Department Clinica de Marchi, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Milan 3173435, Italy
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