Evaluation of Patients with Suspicion of COVID-19 in Pediatric Emergency Department


Alp E. E., Dalgic N., Yilmaz V., Altuntas Y., Ozdemir H. M.

MEDICAL BULLETIN OF SISLI ETFAL HOSPITAL, cilt.55, sa.2, ss.179-187, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 55 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.14744/semb.2021.03360
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICAL BULLETIN OF SISLI ETFAL HOSPITAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.179-187
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Children, COVID-19, pandemics, pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, Turkey, CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019, ASSESSMENT TRIANGLE, WUHAN
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have different clinical presentations in children. Most symptomatic children with suspicion of COVID-19 have fever and respiratory symptoms. In this retrospective study, we aimed to describe demographic features, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of confirmed and probable COVID-19 patients admitted to our pediatric emergency department (ED).