Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department visits: experience of a Brazilian reference center

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department visits: experience of a Brazilian reference center

OBJECTIVETo analyze the impact of COVID-19 on emergency department metrics at a large tertiary reference hospital in Brazil. METHODSA retrospective analysis of consecutive emergency department visits, from January 1, 2020, to November 21, 2020, was performed and compared to the corresponding time fr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Einstein (São Paulo, Brazil) Brazil), 2021-01, Vol.19, p.eAO6467-eAO6467
Hauptverfasser: Souza, José Leão de, Teich, Vanessa Damazio, Dantas, Anna Carolina Batista, Malheiro, Daniel Tavares, Oliveira, Marcio Aparecido de, Mello, Eduardo Segalla de, Cendoroglo Neto, Miguel
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Sprache:eng ; por
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Coronavirus infections
COVID-19
Emergency medical services
Health economics
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
SARS-CoV-2
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Zusammenfassung:OBJECTIVETo analyze the impact of COVID-19 on emergency department metrics at a large tertiary reference hospital in Brazil. METHODSA retrospective analysis of consecutive emergency department visits, from January 1, 2020, to November 21, 2020, was performed and compared to the corresponding time frame in 2018 and 2019. The volume of visits and patients' demographic and clinic characteristics were compared. All medical conditions were included, except confirmed cases of COVID-19. RESULTSA total of 138,138 emergency department visits occurred during the study period, with a statistically significant (p
ISSN:2317-6385
2317-6385
DOI:10.31744/einstein_journal/2021AO6467