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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the paediatric emergency department attendances in Argentina
  1. Fernando Ferrero1,
  2. Maria Fabiana Ossorio2,
  3. Fernando Adrian Torres2,
  4. Gustavo Debaisi3
  1. 1 Departament of Medicine, Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  2. 2 Department of Education and Research, Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  3. 3 Emergency Department, Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  1. Correspondence to Dr Fernando Ferrero, Departament of Medicine, Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde, Av. Montes de Oca 40, Buenos Aires C1270 AAN, Argentina; fferrero{at}intramed.net

https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-319833

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    Since the first COVID-19 cases reported in China so far, the pandemic has generated millions of cases and hundreds of thousands of deaths.1

    The research response has been immediate, especially exploring diagnostic methods and therapeutic alternatives. Epidemiological research is still ongoing, as the disease passes through new countries and populations that add the special features of their cultures and health systems. Probably due to the limited direct impact of the disease on children,2 the knowledge on the subject related to paediatrics is scarce.

    Recently it has been brought to attention the decline in paediatric emergency department (ED) attendance since the start of the pandemic. Isba et al reported in two hospitals in Manchester (UK) …

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    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.