At the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic,pediatric emergency department(ED)visits decreased worldwide by an estimated 30%-89%[1].In Canada,there was a 58%reduction in pediatric ED visits in March...At the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic,pediatric emergency department(ED)visits decreased worldwide by an estimated 30%-89%[1].In Canada,there was a 58%reduction in pediatric ED visits in March and April 2020 relative to the same months in previous years[2].These reductions have been attributed to a decrease in non-severe acute respiratory syndrome corona-virus 2(SARS-CoV-2)infections in children resulting from confinement and public health measures,as well as a shift toward virtual care[3,4].展开更多
We would like to thank Quaglietta et al.[1]for their interest in our study and making their data available to allow compar-ison with our article[2]on the impact of the coronavirus dis-ease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic on pe...We would like to thank Quaglietta et al.[1]for their interest in our study and making their data available to allow compar-ison with our article[2]on the impact of the coronavirus dis-ease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic on pediatric appendicitis.We welcome new Canadian data on the impact of the pandemic on pediatric appendicitis.We agree with the authors that our article could not reflect the experience of all hospitals and provinces in Canada.展开更多
基金funded by a Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master's awarded from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research,and Fonds de Recherche Santédu Québec-Santé(FRQS)Master's Award to the first author FDGfunded by a Clinical Research Scholar Junior 1 Award from the FRQS,awarded to the corresponding author(OD).
文摘At the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic,pediatric emergency department(ED)visits decreased worldwide by an estimated 30%-89%[1].In Canada,there was a 58%reduction in pediatric ED visits in March and April 2020 relative to the same months in previous years[2].These reductions have been attributed to a decrease in non-severe acute respiratory syndrome corona-virus 2(SARS-CoV-2)infections in children resulting from confinement and public health measures,as well as a shift toward virtual care[3,4].
基金This work was funded by a Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master's awarded from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research,and Fonds de Recherche Sante du Québec-Santé(FRQS)Master's Award to the first author(DGF)This work was also funded by a Clinical Research Scholar Junior 1 Award from the FRQS,awarded to the corresponding author(DO).
文摘We would like to thank Quaglietta et al.[1]for their interest in our study and making their data available to allow compar-ison with our article[2]on the impact of the coronavirus dis-ease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic on pediatric appendicitis.We welcome new Canadian data on the impact of the pandemic on pediatric appendicitis.We agree with the authors that our article could not reflect the experience of all hospitals and provinces in Canada.
