Article ; Online: Reluctance to seek pediatric care during the COVID-19 pandemic and the risks of delayed diagnosis.
2020 Volume 46, Issue 1, Page(s) 87
Abstract: ... of contracting COVID-19 may determine a delayed access to pediatric emergency facilities. Present report focuses ... might negatively affect the care of pediatric patients and overall children welfare. In particular, the fear ... Since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the number of cases registered worldwide has risen to over ...
| Abstract | Since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, the number of cases registered worldwide has risen to over 3 million. While COVID-19 per se does not seem to represent a significant threat to the pediatric population, which generally presents a benign course and a low lethality, the current emergency might negatively affect the care of pediatric patients and overall children welfare. In particular, the fear of contracting COVID-19 may determine a delayed access to pediatric emergency facilities. Present report focuses on the experience of The Children Hospital in Alessandria (northern Italy). The authors document a drop in the number of admissions to the emergency department (A&E) during the lock-down. They will also focus on four emblematic cases of pediatric patients who were seen to our A&E in severe conditions. All these cases share a significant diagnostic delay caused by the parents' reluctance to seek medical attention, seen as a potential risk factor for COVID-19 contagion. None was found positive to all COVID-19 swab or immunologic testing. All in all, our data strongly support the importance of promoting a direct and timely interaction between patients and medical staff, to prevent the fear of COVID-19 from causing more harm than the virus itself. |
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| MeSH term(s) | COVID-19 ; Child ; Child Welfare ; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology ; Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control ; Delayed Diagnosis/statistics & numerical data ; Emergencies/epidemiology ; Emergency Service, Hospital/statistics & numerical data ; Female ; Hospitals, Pediatric ; Humans ; Infection Control/organization & administration ; Italy/epidemiology ; Male ; Pandemics/prevention & control ; Pandemics/statistics & numerical data ; Patient Admission/statistics & numerical data ; Pediatrics/organization & administration ; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology ; Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control ; Program Development ; Risk Assessment |
| Keywords | covid19 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2020-06-29 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Letter |
| ZDB-ID | 2088556-8 |
| ISSN | 1824-7288 ; 1720-8424 |
| ISSN (online) | 1824-7288 |
| ISSN | 1720-8424 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s13052-020-00849-w |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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