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Trends in emergency department utilization by patients with chronic conditions aged 15 and over in a tertiary-care Italian pediatric emergency department (2010–2022)

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-026-02209-6

Published Online: 2026-02-10

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Casotto, Veronica https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5846-1377
Cocco, Riccardo

Pipitone, Chiara

Tirelli, Francesca

Scanferla, Stefania

Colombatti, Raffaella

Bressan, Silvia
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Università degli Studi di Padova
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Article History

Received: 18 September 2025

Accepted: 2 February 2026

First Online: 10 February 2026

Declarations

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: This retrospective study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Padua University Hospital (Approval No. 0063658/2023). The requirement for informed consent was waived by the Ethics Committee due to the retrospective and anonymized nature of the data collection.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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