Evaluation of changes in pediatric healthcare activity during the Covid-19 state of alarm in the Canary Islands.

Objective: During the SARS-CoV-2 state of alarm (SoA), a 30-70% reduction was observed in the number of visits to Pediatric Emergency Departments (ED), as well as frequent delay in diagnosis or difficulty accessing healthcare services. Here we evaluate modifications observed in pediatric healthcare activity during the SoA.

Study Design: Descriptive retrospective observational study of the hospital pediatric activity.