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- The study examined the impact of prolonged school closures (lasting over 2 weeks) on pediatric respiratory hospitalizations during the COVID-19 pandemic at a single hospital.
- Researchers analyzed data from 1,243 pediatric patients over three winters (2019, 2020, 2021), focusing on total hospitalizations and specific respiratory diagnoses.
- Results showed that hospitalizations significantly decreased during school closures in 2020 compared to previous years, suggesting that school closures may have contributed to a reduction in respiratory illnesses among children.
Article Abstract
This is a single-center retrospective cohort study that aimed to quantitatively assess the association between prolonged school closure (>2 weeks) and pediatric respiratory hospitalization during the COVID-19 pandemic. Subjects included 1243 patients presenting to Children's Hospital of Michigan during the winters of 2019, 2020, and 2021. The primary outcome measures were total respiratory hospitalizations and respiratory diagnoses. Data was analyzed using a 2-sample -test for proportions. We found that pediatric patients in the setting of prolonged school closure had significantly fewer hospitalizations in 2020 compared to 2019 (9% vs 47%; < .001) and 2021 (9% vs 45%; < .001). There were decreases in bronchiolitis, asthma/reactive airway disease (RAD), and pneumonia hospitalizations compared to 2019 and 2021. Our study showed that during prolonged school closure, there was a significant decrease in pediatric respiratory hospitalization. As such, it should be considered when creating a pandemic response strategy.
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