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ArticleSurgery today2024

Impact of the novel coronavirus infection on pediatric surgery: an analysis of data from the National Clinical Database.

Kazuya Ise, Hisateru Tachimori, Jun Fujishiro, Hirofumi Tomita, Kan Suzuki, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroaki Miyata, Yasushi Fuchimoto

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Article in Surgery today, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kazuya IseNCD Liaison Committee of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons, Tokyo, Japan. isekazu8@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2974-8779
Hisateru TachimoriEndowed Course for Health System Innovation, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Jun FujishiroNCD Liaison Committee of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons, Tokyo, Japan.
Hirofumi TomitaNCD Liaison Committee of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons, Tokyo, Japan.
Kan SuzukiNCD Liaison Committee of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroyuki YamamotoDepartment of Healthcare Quality Assessment, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroaki MiyataDepartment of Healthcare Quality Assessment, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Yasushi FuchimotoNCD Liaison Committee of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Surgeons, Tokyo, Japan.
Japan Pediatric Society · JPThe University of Tokyo · JPKeio University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic limited the delivery of medical resources. Although surgeries are triaged according to disease severity and urgency, a delay in diagnosis and surgery can be detrimental. We conducted this study to analyze data on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric surgery for different diseases or disorders.

methodsWe compiled and compared data on pediatric surgical cases from 2018 to 2020, using the National Clinical Database. The number of diseases, severity, complication rates, mortality rates by disease/disorder, and the COVID-19 pandemic areas were analyzed.

resultsThe total number of cases of pediatric surgery in 2018, 2019, and 2020 was 50,026, 49,794, and 45,621, respectively, reflecting an 8.8% decrease in 2020 from 2018 and an 8.4% decrease in 2020 from 2019. A decrease was observed when the number of patients with COVID-19 was high and was greater in areas with a low infection rate. There was a marked decrease in the number of inguinal hernia cases. The number of emergency room visits and emergency surgeries decreased, but their relative proportions increased.

conclusionsThe COVID-19 pandemic decreased the number of pediatric surgeries, reflecting the limitations of scheduled surgeries and infection control measures.

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COVID-19Databases, FactualSurgical Procedures, OperativeAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolEmergency Service, HospitalHumansInfantPandemicsPediatricsSeverity of Illness IndexCOVID-19JapanNational Clinical DatabasePediatric surgery

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PMID38349404
PMCPMC11266367
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