Table 3 Mean number of patients seen in the ED by diagnostic codes, per day
From: Impact of COVID-19 on pediatric emergencies and hospitalizations in Singapore
Mean number seen in the ED, per day (SD) | Pre-DORSCON Orange (1) | Post-DORSCON Orange (2) | During Lockdown (3) | Post Lockdown (4) | % change in mean number per day (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | (2) vs (1) | (3) vs (2) | (4) vs (3) |
Total number of patients | 487 (70) | 295 (38) | 156 (20) | 205 (25) | −39.4 (−42.7, − 36.0) | −47.1 (− 49.5, − 44.5) | + 31.0 (+ 25.5, + 36.8) |
Infection-related Diagnosis | |||||||
Respiratory Tract Infections (all) | 186 (36) | 95 (22) | 22 (11) | 17 (6) | −48.7 (−53.0, − 44.0) | −76.5 (− 79.2, − 73.4) | −23.0 (− 33.4, − 11.0) |
Upper respiratory | 136 (31) | 58 (16) | 13 (7) | 13 (5) | −57.3 (− 61.5, − 52.6) | −77.3 (− 80.1, − 74.1) | 0 (−13.5, + 15.7) |
Lower respiratory | 50 (10) | 37 (11) | 9 (6) | 4 (3) | −25.3 (− 32.3, − 17.5) | −75.1 (− 78.6, − 71.1) | −55.7 (− 64.6, − 44.7) |
Gastroenteritis | 27 (8) | 12 (4) | 8 (3) | 11 (4) | −56.1 (− 61.2, − 50.3) | −37.1 (− 44.9, − 28.3) | + 44.7 (+ 27.3, + 64.4) |
Hand Foot Mouth Disease | 5 (3) | 2 (2) | 0.3 (0.6) | 0.4 (0.6) | −66.4 (− 74.3, − 56.2) | −86.4 (− 92.4, − 75.5) | + 41.2 (− 30.1, + 185.0) |
Trauma-related diagnosis | 71 (12) | 63 (13) | 42 (7) | 53 (9) | −11.1 (− 17.7, − 4.0) | − 32.5 (− 37.0, − 27.7) | + 23.9 (+ 16.6, + 31.6) |