Reduction in paediatric emergency visits during the COVID‐19 pandemic in a region with open preschools and schools (original) (raw)

Number of paediatric emergency visits per week at two paediatric hospitals in Stockholm during 2018-2020 expressed as A) total number of emergency visits and according to the discharge diagnosis of B) gastroenteritis (ICD-10 code: G00-G09, R11), C) lower respiratory tract infections (ICD-10 code: A37, J09-J22) and D) urinary tract infections (ICD-10 codes: N10.0, N30.9). Red vertical line indicating week 11 when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Abbreviations: LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection; UTI, urinary tract infection. How to cite this article: Rhedin SA, Ryd Rinder M, Hildenwall H, et al. Reduction in paediatric emergency visits during the COVID-19 pandemic in a region with open preschools and schools.