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Article: Changes in pediatric seizure-related emergency department attendances during COVID-19 – A territory-wide observational study
Title | Changes in pediatric seizure-related emergency department attendances during COVID-19 – A territory-wide observational study |
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Keywords | COVID19 Epilepsy Respiratory tract infections Medical help seek-behaviour Febrile seizures |
Issue Date | 2021 |
Publisher | Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Hong Kong Branch. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/inca/708700 |
Citation | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2021, v. 120 n. 8, p. 1647-1651 How to Cite? |
Abstract | A territory-wide retrospective observational study was conducted in Hong Kong between January 23 to April 22, 2020 to demonstrate changes in pediatric seizure-related accident and emergency department (A&E) visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parallel periods from 2015 to 2019 were used as control.
All-cause A&E attendances in all paediatric age groups decreased significantly during the study period. Seizure-related attendances decreased across all pediatric age-groups in 2020 (RR 0.379, 95% CI 0.245–0.588), with a disproportionately large decrease in the 0–6 years age group (RR 0.303, 95% CI 0.174–0.526) compared with the 7–18 years age group (RR 0.534, 95% CI 0.393–0.719). Decrease in RTI-related A&E attendances was also more drastic in the 0–6 age group. The two time trends are congruent in the 0–6 years but not the 7–18 years age group. Such a trend is suggestive of the usefulness of infection control measures in seizure prevention, especially amongst young children. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/304606 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.6 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.708 |
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dc.contributor.author | Chiu, TGA | - |
dc.contributor.author | Leung, WCY | - |
dc.contributor.author | Zhang, Q | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lau, EHY | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ho, RWH | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chan, HSS | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chang, RSK | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-10-05T02:32:33Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-10-05T02:32:33Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2021, v. 120 n. 8, p. 1647-1651 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0929-6646 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/304606 | - |
dc.description.abstract | A territory-wide retrospective observational study was conducted in Hong Kong between January 23 to April 22, 2020 to demonstrate changes in pediatric seizure-related accident and emergency department (A&E) visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parallel periods from 2015 to 2019 were used as control. All-cause A&E attendances in all paediatric age groups decreased significantly during the study period. Seizure-related attendances decreased across all pediatric age-groups in 2020 (RR 0.379, 95% CI 0.245–0.588), with a disproportionately large decrease in the 0–6 years age group (RR 0.303, 95% CI 0.174–0.526) compared with the 7–18 years age group (RR 0.534, 95% CI 0.393–0.719). Decrease in RTI-related A&E attendances was also more drastic in the 0–6 age group. The two time trends are congruent in the 0–6 years but not the 7–18 years age group. Such a trend is suggestive of the usefulness of infection control measures in seizure prevention, especially amongst young children. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd, Hong Kong Branch. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/inca/708700 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | COVID19 | - |
dc.subject | Epilepsy | - |
dc.subject | Respiratory tract infections | - |
dc.subject | Medical help seek-behaviour | - |
dc.subject | Febrile seizures | - |
dc.title | Changes in pediatric seizure-related emergency department attendances during COVID-19 – A territory-wide observational study | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chiu, TGA: atgchiu@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lau, EHY: ehylau@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chan, HSS: sophehs@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lau, EHY=rp01349 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Chan, HSS=rp02210 | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.jfma.2020.11.006 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 33248859 | - |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC7680012 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85097090323 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 326370 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 120 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 8 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 1647 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 1651 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000745765400015 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Hong Kong | - |