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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on revisits to emergency department
- Title
- The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on revisits to emergency department
- Authors
- Namgung M.; Lee D.H.; Bae S.J.; Chung H.S.; Kim K.; Lee C.A.; Kim D.H.; Kim E.C.; Lim J.Y.; Han S.S.; Choi Y.H.
- Ewha Authors
- 최윤희; 김건
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 최윤희; 김건
- Issue Date
- 2023
- Journal Title
- Australasian Emergency Care
- ISSN
- 2589-1375
- Citation
- Australasian Emergency Care vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 221 - 229
- Keywords
- COVID-19; Emergency service; Epidemiology; Geriatrics; Revisit
- Publisher
- Elsevier Australia
- Indexed
- SCIE; SSCI; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- 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
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.auec.2023.01.002
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- 의과대학 > 의학과 > Journal papers
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