Respir Med Res 2022 Apr 9;81:100909. Epub 2022 Apr 9.
Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital, 500 University Drive, P.O. Box 850, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA; Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033-0850, USA.
Background: Mitigation strategies were implemented during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that slowed the spread of this virus and other respiratory viruses. The objective of this study is to assess the impact of COVID-19 mitigation strategies on the medical services that children less than 1 year of age with acute bronchiolitis required (emergency department services, hospitalization, critical care services, and mechanical ventilation).
Methods: This was a retrospective observational cohort study utilizing TriNetX ® electronic health record (EHR) data. Read More