Imaging Appropriateness in Pediatric Radiology during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Comparison with No COVID-19 Period

• Main Authors: Giampiero Bottari (Author), Giandomenico Stellacci (Author), Davide Ferorelli (Author), Alessandro Dell'Erba (Author), Maurizio Aricò (Author), Marcello Benevento (Author), Giuseppe Palladino (Author), Biagio Solarino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of accesses to the Pediatric Emergency Department (pED) in Italy sharply decreased by 30%. The purpose of this study is to evaluate how this novel setting impacted on management of children with trauma, and the use and appropriateness of imaging studies in su...