Identify the season during which retrieval services are most often used for respiratory conditions.

 Intending to identify the impact of COVID-19 on referral service delivery.
Objectives
Primary:

Identify the changes in referral patterns for respiratory conditions after the pandemic.

Identify patients’ demographics and patterns of respiratory diagnosis.

Measure the rate of paediatric referrals related to respiratory conditions.

Explore PICU outcomes (i.e., mortality and length of stay).
Secondary:

Compare the respiratory patterns before and after the pandemic.

Evaluate the associations among respiratory patterns, gender, and age.

Identify the season during which retrieval services are most often used for respiratory conditions.

Explore the patients’ lengths of hospital stays after referral.

Identify changes that must be documented as references for possible future pandemics.