The worldwide coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, is the defining global health crisis of our time. Among the 37 patients admitted during the lockdown period, two positive COVID-19 patients were confirmed. Proportion of patients that were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit was higher among burn children admitted during period 1 (46.7%, n = 7) than those admitted during Period 2 (25%, n = 2). Among paediatric patients, an increase in the rate of surgical procedures was noted in Period 1 (47% of children), compared with Period 2 (37% of children). A statistically significant increase was noted in the rate of paediatric (aged 0–16 years old) admissions during Period 1 (40.54%, n = 15) compared to Period 2 (20.5%, n = 8). No differences were found between the two periods in the proportion of patients that underwent surgical treatment: 59.5% of patients admitted during Period 1 and 61.5% of patients admitted during Period 2.
Seventy-six burn-related primary admissions were analyzed: 37 patients were admitted during Period 1 and 39 patients during Period 2.
However, we found an increase in the rate of hospital admissions in Period 1 (20% of the burn cases) compared with Period 2 (13% of the burn cases). A 36% reduction in the number of emergency department visits was identified during Period 1. A total of 350 burns cases were analyzed.
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