Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Emergency Department of a tertiary children's hospital

• Main Authors: Umberto Raucci (Author), Anna Maria Musolino (Author), Domenico Di Lallo (Author), Simone Piga (Author), Maria Antonietta Barbieri (Author), Mara Pisani (Author), Francesco Paolo Rossi (Author), Antonino Reale (Author), Marta Luisa Ciofi degli Atti (Author), Alberto Villani (Author), Massimiliano Raponi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Italy was the first country in Europe affected by COVID-19: the emergency started on February 20, 2020, culminating with national lockdown on March 11, which terminated on May 4, 2020. We describe how the pandemic affected Emergency Department (ED) accesses in a tertiary children...