Global burden of the COVID-19 associated patient-related delay in emergency healthcare: a panel of systematic review and meta-analyses

V Mogharab, M Ostovar, J Ruszkowski… - Globalization and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Apart from infecting a large number of people around the world and causing the
death of many people, the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have changed the healthcare …

Incidence of complicated appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic versus the pre-pandemic period: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 2782 pediatric …

Z Pogorelić, S Anand, T Žuvela, A Singh, Z Križanac… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted volume,
management strategies and patient outcomes of acute appendicitis. The aim of this …

Presentations of children to emergency departments across Europe and the COVID-19 pandemic: a multinational observational study

RG Nijman, K Honeyford, R Farrugia, K Rose… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background During the initial phase of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic, reduced numbers of acutely ill or injured children presented to emergency …

Quality of internet videos related to pediatric urology in mainland China: a cross-sectional study

G Bai, K Fu, W Fu, G Liu - Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Pediatric urological diseases pose serious threats to children's physical and
mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in poor pediatric outcomes for …

Quality assessment of YouTube videos as an information source for testicular torsion

G Bai, X Pan, T Zhao, X Chen, G Liu, W Fu - Frontiers in public health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background: Testicular torsion is an acute scrotal disease requiring urgent management,
and the COVID-19 pandemic has been demonstrated to lead to poor outcomes for this …

Surge in testicular torsion in pediatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

LBE Shields, MW Daniels, DS Peppas, JT White… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Testicular torsion is a pediatric surgical emergency, and prompt diagnosis and
treatment is imperative. During the COVID-19 pandemic, pediatric patients with symptoms of …

[HTML][HTML] The role of manual detorsion in pediatric testicular torsion during the global COVID-19 pandemic: experience from 2 centres

T Russo, DA Cozzi, G Gaglione, S Ceccanti - Urology, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the role of emergency manual detorsion as first line management for
testicular torsion in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This retrospective …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing timeline delays associated with utilization of ultrasound diagnostics in paediatric acute scrotum, pre and per COVID-19 pandemic

SMD Madsen, YF Rawashdeh - Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Acute scrotum is a common presentation in the pediatric population and can
indicate serious conditions such as testicular torsion, in which quick diagnosis and treatment …

Delays in presentation time under the COVID-19 epidemic in patients with transient ischemic attack and mild stroke: a retrospective study of three hospitals in a …

K Tanaka, S Matsumoto, Y Nakazawa… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread worldwide with collateral
damage and therefore might affect the behavior of stroke patients with mild symptoms …

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child health

RG Nijman - Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2021 - degruyter.com
Abstract Most Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections
in children are mild or asymptomatic. Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in …