Pediatric Emergency Department Visits at US Children’s Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on pediatric emergency department (ED) visits is not well characterized. We aimed to describe the epidemiology of pediatric ED visits and resource use during the pandemic. ED visit rates decreased by 45.7% (average 911 026 ED visits over 2017– 2019 vs 495 052 visits in 2020) The largest decrease occurred among visits for respiratory disorders. The pandemic was associated with a relative increase in the proportion of visits for childr
