Influence of COVID-19 pandemic on hospitalisations at a paediatric traumatology department during 2020: a single-centre observational study and comprehensive literature review
Heide Delbrück,
Ellen Lambertz,
Filippo Migliorini
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
The study investigates changes in the injury characteristics of hospitalised children in a paediatric trauma centre during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods
Data from injured children from the pre-pandemic year 2019 were compared to the pandemic year 2020 using Pearson’s chi-squared test and the Mann–Whitney U test. The period of highly restrictive regulations (HRP) was evaluated separately. A comprehensive literature review with defined search terms … Show more
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