Open AccessThe Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on the Emergency Department and Management of the Pediatric Asthmatic Patient
Author(s) -
Catalina Bover-Bauzá,
Maria Antonia Rosselló Gomila,
David Díaz Pérez,
Aina Rosa Millán Pons,
Jose Antonio Gil Sánchez,
José Antonio Peña-Zarza,
J. Figuerola Mulet,
Borja Osona
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of asthma and allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.162
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-6965
DOI - 10.2147/jaa.s284813
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , asthma exacerbations , pandemic , emergency medicine , declaration , asthma , covid-19 , population , pediatrics , exacerbation , retrospective cohort study , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , environmental health , psychiatry , political science , law
Asthma exacerbation is among the commonest causes for pediatric emergency room visits, and respiratory viruses are frequent triggers of such exacerbations. Few studies have evaluated the consequences of the novel human coronavirus that causes the illness currently known as COVID-19, in the pediatric population.