19 May 2023: Database Analysis
Causes of Death in Neonates, Infants, Children, and Adolescents at the University Children’s Clinical Hospital of Białystok Between 2018 and 2021
Monika Kamianowska 1ABDE* , Aleksandra Kamianowska 2BCDEF , Anna Wasilewska 1ACDEDOI: 10.12659/MSM.939915
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939915
Table 7 The characteristics of pediatric deaths before (2018 and 2019) and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020 and 2021) at the University Children’s Clinical Hospital of Białystok.
| 2018 and 2019 (before the COVID-19 pandemic) | 2020 and 2021 (during the COVID-19 pandemic) | |
|---|---|---|
| Deaths due to infectious diseases (% of all deaths) | 3 (10.34%) | 10 (33.33%) |
| Deaths due to sepsis (% of all deaths) | 4 (13.79%) | 2 (6.67%) |
| Deaths due to unspecified pneumonia (% of all deaths) | 1 (3.45%) | 1 (3.33%) |
| Deaths due to suicides (% of all deaths) | 1 (3.45%) | 1 (3.33%) |
| External causes of death (% of all deaths) | 4 (13.79%) | 3 (10.00%) |
| Deaths associated with chronic diseases, prematurity, and congenital abnormalities (% of all deaths) | 15 (51.72) | 11 (36.67%) |
| All deaths | 29 | 30 |