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ArticlePediatric surgery international2022

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric trauma in Southern California.

Eric O Yeates, Areg Grigorian, Morgan Schellenberg, Natthida Owattanapanich, Galinos Barmparas, Daniel Margulies, Catherine Juillard, Kent Garber, Henry Cryer, Areti Tillou and 21 more

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Article in Pediatric surgery international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

31 authors at 11 institutions in 1 country.

Eric O YeatesDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Irvine (UCI), 333 The City Blvd West, Suite 1600, Orange, CA, 92868-3298, USA.
Areg GrigorianDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Irvine (UCI), 333 The City Blvd West, Suite 1600, Orange, CA, 92868-3298, USA.
Morgan SchellenbergDepartment of Surgery, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Natthida OwattanapanichDepartment of Surgery, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Galinos BarmparasDepartment of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Daniel MarguliesDepartment of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Catherine JuillardDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Kent GarberDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Henry CryerDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Areti TillouDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Sigrid BurrussDepartment of Surgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Liz Penaloza-VillalobosDepartment of Surgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Ann LinDepartment of Surgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Ryan Arthur FiguerasDepartment of Surgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Raul CoimbraDepartment of Surgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Megan BrennerDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Riverside/Riverside University Health System, Moreno Valley, CA, USA.
Todd CostantiniDepartment of Surgery, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), San Diego, CA, USA.
Jarrett SantorelliDepartment of Surgery, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), San Diego, CA, USA.
Terry CurryDepartment of Surgery, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), San Diego, CA, USA.
Diane WintzDepartment of Surgery, Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA.
Walter L BifflTrauma Department, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Kathryn B SchafferTrauma Department, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Thomas K DuncanDepartment of Surgery, Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, CA, USA.
Casey BarbaroDepartment of Surgery, Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, CA, USA.
Graal DiazDepartment of Surgery, Ventura County Medical Center, Ventura, CA, USA.
Arianne JohnsonSanta Barbara Cottage Hospital, Cottage Health Research Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
Justine ChinnDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Irvine (UCI), 333 The City Blvd West, Suite 1600, Orange, CA, 92868-3298, USA.
Ariana NaasehDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Irvine (UCI), 333 The City Blvd West, Suite 1600, Orange, CA, 92868-3298, USA.
Amanda LeungDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Irvine (UCI), 333 The City Blvd West, Suite 1600, Orange, CA, 92868-3298, USA.
Christina GrabarDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Irvine (UCI), 333 The City Blvd West, Suite 1600, Orange, CA, 92868-3298, USA.
Jeffry NahmiasDepartment of Surgery, University of California, Irvine (UCI), 333 The City Blvd West, Suite 1600, Orange, CA, 92868-3298, USA. jnahmias@hs.uci.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0094-571X
University of California, Irvine · USLoma Linda University · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · USUniversity of California San Diego · USUniversity of Southern California · USVentura County Medical Center · USCedars-Sinai Medical Center · USScripps Memorial Hospital · USSanta Barbara Cottage Hospital · USSharp Memorial Hospital · USUniversity of California, Riverside · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe COVID-19 pandemic resulted in increased penetrating trauma and decreased length of stay (LOS) amongst the adult trauma population, findings important for resource allocation. Studies regarding the pediatric trauma population are sparse and mostly single-center. This multicenter study examined pediatric trauma patients, hypothesizing increased penetrating trauma and decreased LOS after the 3/19/2020 stay-at-home (SAH) orders.

methodsA multicenter retrospective analysis of trauma patients ≤ 17 years old presenting to 11 centers in California was performed. Demographic data, injury characteristics, and outcomes were collected. Patients were divided into three groups based on injury date: 3/19/2019-6/30/2019 (CONTROL), 1/1/2020-3/18/2020 (PRE), 3/19/2020-6/30/2020 (POST). POST was compared to PRE and CONTROL in separate analyses.

results1677 patients were identified across all time periods (CONTROL: 631, PRE: 479, POST: 567). POST penetrating trauma rates were not significantly different compared to both PRE (11.3 vs. 9.0%, p = 0.219) and CONTROL (11.3 vs. 8.2%, p = 0.075), respectively. POST had a shorter mean LOS compared to PRE (2.4 vs. 3.3 days, p = 0.002) and CONTROL (2.4 vs. 3.4 days, p = 0.002). POST was also not significantly different than either group regarding intensive care unit (ICU) LOS, ventilator days, and mortality (all p > 0.05).

conclusionsThis multicenter retrospective study demonstrated no difference in penetrating trauma rates among pediatric patients after SAH orders but did identify a shorter LOS.

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COVID-19AdolescentAdultCaliforniaChildHumansInjury Severity ScoreLength of StayPandemicsRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Trauma CentersCOVID-19PandemicPediatricPenetratingTrauma

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