Evolución de la incidencia de las enfermedades infecciosas del área ORL en edad pediátrica durante la pandemia COVID-19

IF 0.9 Q3 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Lidia Torres-García , Raúl Mellidez Acosta , Antonio Cañada Martínez , Isabel Ibáñez Alcañiz , Agustín Alamar Velázquez , Miguel Armengot Carceller
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Abstract

Introduction

SARS COV-2 infection is an emerging disease that has become a global pandemic since the beginning of 2020. To reduce transmission, measures have been imposed by governments such as home confinement, the use of masks, social distancing or promotion of hand hygiene. The aim of this study is to determine if the measures adopted to reduce the COVID-19 pandemic have produced a decrease in the incidence of infectious diseases and their complications in the ENT area in our center.

Material and methods

A retrospective descriptive study was carried out in a tertiary hospital of patients aged between 0 and 15 years who required admission due to deep cervical infections, complications derived from acute otitis media (mastoiditis or facial paralysis) or complicated acute sinusitis.

Results

There is a notable decrease in the number of global admissions in the COVID period (9) compared to the average of the previous 5 years (20.1). Likewise, there are statistically significant differences in the number of admissions for cervical infections (P = .027) and complications derived from acute otitis media (P = .029).

Discussion/conclusion

A decrease in the number of admissions caused by complications of infections in the ENT area in paediatric patients has been observed after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in our environment, this fact could be explained by a global decrease in the number of infections of the upper respiratory tract due to the hygienic measures taken by the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19大流行期间儿科耳鼻喉科传染病发病率的演变
引言严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒2型感染是一种新出现的疾病,自2020年初以来已成为全球大流行。为了减少传播,政府采取了一些措施,如居家隔离、使用口罩、保持社交距离或促进手部卫生。本研究的目的是确定为减少新冠肺炎大流行而采取的措施是否降低了我们中心耳鼻喉科地区的传染病及其并发症的发病率。材料和方法在一家三级医院对年龄在0至15岁之间的患者进行了回顾性描述性研究,这些患者因宫颈深部感染、急性中耳炎(乳突炎或面瘫)或复杂急性鼻窦炎引起的并发症而需要入院。结果与前5年的平均水平(20.1)相比,新冠肺炎疫情期间全球入院人数显著下降(9)。同样,子宫颈感染(P=.227)和急性中耳炎并发症(P=.229)的入院人数存在统计学上的显著差异。讨论/结论在我们的环境中,新冠肺炎大流行开始后,观察到儿科患者因耳鼻喉科感染并发症导致的入院人数减少,这一事实可以解释为,由于新冠肺炎大流行采取的卫生措施,全球上呼吸道感染人数减少。
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来源期刊
CiteScore
1.40
自引率
20.00%
发文量
44
审稿时长
44 days
期刊介绍: Es la revista más importante en español dedicada a la especialidad. Ofrece progresos científicos y técnicos tanto a nivel de originales como de casos clínicos. Además, es la Publicación Oficial de la Sociedad Española de Otorrinolaringología y Patología Cérvico-Facial y está presente en los más prestigiosos índices de referencia.
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