Fig. 5
From: COVID-19 related reduction in pediatric emergency healthcare utilization – a concerning trend
Frequency of hospital admission from our pediatric ED during pandemic-related lockdown: A: reduced numbers of daily hospitalisations in calendar weeks 12–15 in 2019 vs. 2020. B: increase in proportions of hospitalised patients per ED visit during the same periods, C: no difference in the duration of hospital stay D: distribution of diagnosis groups in hospitalised patients in 2019 vs. 2020 (GIT: diseases/complaints of the gastrointestinal tract, intox.: intoxication, respir.: respiratory diseases/complaints, bars display mean + SEM, ** p ≤ 0.01)