Hospital Admissions for Abusive Head Trauma Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Maassel N, Graetz E, Schneider E, Asnes A, Solomon D, Leventhal J. Hospital Admissions for Abusive Head Trauma Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Pediatrics 2023, 177: 1342-1347. PMID: 37870839, PMCID: PMC10594171, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.4519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbusive head traumaCross-sectional studyMonthly hospitalizationsHead traumaClinical characteristicsSignificant decreaseCOVID-19 pandemicPediatric Health Information SystemTertiary care children's hospitalMean monthly incidenceClinical Modification codesHospitalization of childrenInterrupted time series analysisCOVID-19Subgroup of childrenHospital admissionChildren's HospitalTenth RevisionHospitalizationMAIN OUTCOMEInternational ClassificationSevere formCOVID-19 periodHealth information systemsPreventive efforts