Emergency Department, Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Frimley, UK
Paediatric department, Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Frimley, UK.
BMJ Paediatr Open. 2022 Feb;6(1). doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001345.
Paediatric emergency department (PED) attendances reduced worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020) but anecdotally babies under 30 days (BUD) appeared less affected. We collated monthly PED attendances (16 years and under) across four hospitals (three district general hospitals and a tertiary specialist PED) in England, UK from January 2017 to December 2020. Gross PED attendances dropped by 34% in 2020 (n=98 256) compared to 2019 (n=148 640). However, cumulative BUD attendances dropped by only 6% in 2020 (n=3922) compared to 2019 (n=4162). Monthly site-specific attendances showed marginal variation. PED attendances broadly decreased in 2020 with less of an impact on BUD.
在 COVID-19 大流行（2020 年）期间，全球儿科急诊部（PED）就诊人数减少，但据传闻，30 天以下的婴儿（BUD）受影响较小。我们整理了英国四家医院（三家地区综合医院和一家三级专科 PED）每月的 PED 就诊人数（16 岁及以下），时间为 2017 年 1 月至 2020 年 12 月。与 2019 年（n=148640）相比，2020 年 gross PED 就诊人数下降了 34%（n=98256）。然而，与 2019 年（n=4162）相比，2020 年 BUD 就诊人数仅下降了 6%（n=3922）。每月特定地点的就诊人数显示出轻微的变化。2020 年 PED 就诊人数普遍下降，BUD 的影响较小。
