The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on revisits to emergency department
This study presents the impact of COVID-19 on revisits to the emergency department comparing revisit rates and characteristics between the pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 periods. This multi-center retrospective study included patients over 18 years of age who visited emergency departments during the pre-...
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Published in | Australasian emergency care Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 221 - 229 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Australia
Elsevier Ltd
01.09.2023
College of Emergency Nursing Australasia. Published by Elsevier Ltd |
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Summary: | This study presents the impact of COVID-19 on revisits to the emergency department comparing revisit rates and characteristics between the pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 periods.
This multi-center retrospective study included patients over 18 years of age who visited emergency departments during the pre-COVID-19 period and the COVID-19 pandemic. The revisit rates were analyzed according to five age groups; 18–34, 35–49, 50–64, 65–79, and ≥ 80 years, and three revisit time intervals; 3, 9, and 30 days. Also, we compared the diagnosis and disposition at revisit between the study periods.
The revisit rates increased with age in both study periods and the revisit rates among all age groups were higher in the COVID-19 period. The proportion of infectious and respiratory diseases decreased during the COVID-19 period. The ICU admission rate and mortality at the revisit among patients aged ≥ 80 years were lower in the COVID-19 period than in the pre-COVID-19 period.
The revisit rates increased with age in both study periods and there were several changes in the diagnosis and disposition at the revisit in the COVID-19 period. |
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ISSN: | 2588-994X 2588-994X |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.auec.2023.01.002 |