Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Emergency Hospitalizations for Acute Respiratory Infections: The Experience of a Paediatric Tertiary Care Hospital in Italy.
Influenza Other Respir Viruses
; 18(6): e13335, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are a major healthcare issue in children. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic changed the epidemiology of ARIs; the aims of this study are to characterize the epidemiological trend of ARI emergency hospitalizations and virology results and to estimate the association of ARI emergency hospitalizations with respiratory viruses from January 2018 to June 2023.METHODS:
This study was carried out in an Italian tertiary care children's hospital (Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital). The demographic and clinical information of children who accessed the Emergency Department (ED) with ARI and were hospitalized were retrospectively extracted from the electronic health records. Multivariate linear regression model was used to compare the number of ARI hospital admissions with the reported temporal trends in viruses diagnosed from respiratory samples throughout the same time period.RESULTS:
During the study period, there were 92,140 ED visits and 10,541 hospitalizations due to ARIs, reflecting an admission rate of 11.4%. The highest proportion of hospitalizations occurred in infants ≤ 1 year of age (n = 4840, 45.9% of total admissions), with a hospitalization rate of 22.6%. Emergency hospitalizations aligned closely with the predictions made by the multivariate regression model; peaks in hospitalizations reflected Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) circulation.CONCLUSIONS:
ARI hospital urgent admissions are a relevant component of ARI disease burden in children. RSV prevention and control are crucial to limit the risk of urgent hospitalizations due to ARIs.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio
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Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital
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Centros de Atención Terciaria
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Hospitalización
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Hospitales Pediátricos
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Influenza Other Respir Viruses
Asunto de la revista:
VIROLOGIA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido