Epidemiology of 30,000 Pediatric Urgent Care Telemedicine Visits in the Era of COVID-19.

To describe the epidemiology of patients accessing a pediatric urgent care telemedicine platform during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a cross-sectional study of the first 30,000 pediatric patients who accessed our pediatric urgent care telemedicine platform during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study population came from 15 states and included the dates May 15 through September 16, 2020.

Perioperative risk factors for major complications in pediatric surgery: a study in surgical risk assessment for children.

Background: There are numerous studies in the adult literature correlating comorbidities and pre- and intraoperative parameters with postoperative outcomes. However, there is a paucity of similar data in the pediatric population. Our goal was to elucidate which pre- and intraoperative patient characteristics in children undergoing surgery are associated with an increased risk of major complication within 30 days.