The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on revisits to emergency department
- 주제(키워드) COVID-19 , Emergency service , Epidemiology , Geriatrics , Revisit
- 등재 SCIE, SSCI, SCOPUS
- OA유형 All Open Access; Bronze Open Access; Green Open Access
- 발행기관 Elsevier Australia
- 발행년도 2023
- 총서유형 Journal
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000211647
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As https://doi.org/10.1016/j.auec.2023.01.002
- PubMed 36717326
초록/요약
Aim: 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. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusion: 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. © 2023 College of Emergency Nursing Australasia
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