Emergency Department Admissions of Children with Chest Pain before and during COVID-19 Pandemic

• Main Authors: Riccardo Lubrano (Author), Vanessa Martucci (Author), Alessia Marcellino (Author), Mariateresa Sanseviero (Author), Alessandro Sinceri (Author), Alessia Testa (Author), Beatrice Frasacco (Author), Pietro Gizzone (Author), Emanuela Del Giudice (Author), Flavia Ventriglia (Author), Silvia Bloise (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: We compared the number of accesses, causes, and instrumental evaluations of chest pain in children between the pre-COVID-19 era and the COVID-19 period and analyzed the assessment performed in children with chest pain, highlighting unnecessary examinations. Methods: We enrolled children...