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<journal-id>0872-0754</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Nascer e Crescer]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Nascer e Crescer]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0872-0754</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Hospitalar do Porto]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0872-07542024000100021</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.25753/birthgrowthmj.v33.i1.29936</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric hospital admissions: Retrospective study in a Portuguese level II hospital]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[O impacto da pandemia de COVID-19 nas admissões hospitalares pediátricas: Análise retrospetiva num hospital português de nível II]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Garrotes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Maria]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ferreira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Madalena]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Condessa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luzia]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Guimarães]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carolina]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fialho]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Madalena]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cunha]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Manuel Sousa e]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital de Cascais Children&#8217;s Department ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Alcabideche ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>33</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>21</fpage>
<lpage>28</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0872-07542024000100021&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0872-07542024000100021&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0872-07542024000100021&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction:  Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, pediatric admissions from all causes have decreased. This was mainly due to a decrease in all common respiratory diseases, such as bronchiolitis and pneumonia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the pandemic on pediatric admissions and diagnoses in a level II hospital.  Methods:  A retrospective analysis was conducted, including all children admitted to a Portuguese level II hospital between March 2020 and December 2021 and the homologous period 2018-2019. The number of admissions, most common diagnoses, and demographic data were analyzed.  Results:  A total of 2956 admissions were included. A 44.1% decrease in pediatric hospital admissions was observed with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Admissions for common communicable diseases such as acute bronchiolitis, acute gastroenteritis, varicella, and stomatitis decreased. An increase in respiratory illnesses, mainly due to respiratory syncytial virus, was observed when the pandemic restrictions ended.  Conclusion:  The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on pediatric hospital admissions. Social distancing measures and the use of masks limited the transmission of common infectious diseases previously responsible for hospital admissions. Future studies are needed to understand whether the changes in respiratory virus epidemiology were transient.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo  Introdução:  As admissões hospitalares em idade pediátrica diminuíram desde o início da pandemia de SARS-COV-2, maioritariamente devido à redução de doenças respiratórias comuns, como bronquiolite aguda e pneumonia. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar o impacto da pandemia nos internamentos pediátricos e respetivos diagnósticos num hospital de nível II.  Métodos:  Análise retrospetiva dos doentes em idade pediátrica internados entre março de 2020 e dezembro de 2021 e o período homólogo de 2018-2019. Foram analisados dados demográficos, número de internamentos e diagnósticos mais comuns.  Resultados:  Foram analisadas 2956 admissões hospitalares. Registou-se uma redução de 44,1% no número de internamentos após o início da pandemia comparativamente ao período homólogo de 2018-2019. Verificou-se uma diminuição das admissões por doenças infeciosas, como bronquiolite aguda, gastroenterite aguda, varicela e estomatite. Com a redução das restrições impostas pela pandemia, o número de internamentos por doenças respiratórias aumentou, sobretudo devido ao vírus sincicial respiratório.  Conclusões:  A pandemia de COVID-19 teve um grande impacto nas admissões hospitalares em idade pediátrica. As medidas de contenção, nomeadamente o distanciamento social e o uso de máscara, levaram à diminuição da transmissão de doenças infeciosas comuns que habitualmente eram responsáveis por um grande número de internamentos. São necessários mais estudos para compreender se as mudanças na epidemiologia dos vírus respiratórios foram apenas transitórias.]]></p></abstract>
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