Population–concept–context
| Population | All peer-reviewed journal articles including neonates (<28 days) and infants (<1 year) will be included. |
| Concept | Literature reporting on the frequency/rate and main reasons for neonate/infant ED visits during and before the COVID-19 pandemic will be reviewed. Literature reporting on infant outcomes, infant mortality including neonatal death (<28 days) and infant death (<1 year of age), main reasons for infant mortality, infant and neonate hospitalisation, main reasons for hospital admission, paediatric or neonatal intensive care unit admission, high-dependency unit admission, and length of ED visit and/or hospital stay will also be reviewed. |
| Context | The context will be hospital ED. The time frame is before and during the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020 and onwards). There will be no restrictions on geographical location. |
ED, emergency department.