Comparison of Emergency Department Patient Visits One Year Before and After the Star of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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dc.contributor.authorKucukceran, Kadir
dc.contributor.authorAyranci, Mustafa Kursat
dc.contributor.authorGirisgin, Abdullah Sadik
dc.contributor.authorKocak, Sedat
dc.contributor.authorDundar, Zerrin Defne
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T14:29:38Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T14:29:38Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: Planning for emergency department (ED) services based on epidemiological data is essential. This study retrospectively examined ED patient presentations at a tertiary hospital 1 year before and 1 year after the start of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-2019) pandemic to assist with planning efforts. Materials and Methods: The study period was March 1, 2019 to February 28, 2021. The patient cases were separated into 2 groups using a reference date of March 2020. The period between March 1, 2019 and February 29, 2020 was defined as the pre-COVID period, or ordinary circumstances, and the period between March 1, 2020 and February 28, 2021 was defined as the period following the COVID-19 outbreak, which reflected extraordinary conditions. The primary outcome was the difference in the number of patients and the mortality rate between groups. Results: A total of 74,063 (62%) people presented at the ED in the pre-COVID period, and there were 45,397 (38%) ED visits in the post-COVID period. The median daily number of patients seen in the pre-COVID period was significantly higher than that of the post-COVID period (200.5 [181-219.25] vs. 123 [103.5-139], respectively [p<0.001]). The in-hospital mortality rate and the hospitalization rate in the post-COVID period were significantly higher than in the pre-COVID period (in-hospital mortality rate: 1105 [2.4%], 852 [1.2%], [p<0.001]; hospitalization rate: 9404 [20.7%], 9019 [12.2%], [p<0.001]). Conclusion: Although the number of patients presenting at the ED decreased in the period after the outbreak of COVID-19, the number of those who died increased. While the number of hospitalized patients was similar between the 2 groups, the hospitalization rate was greater in the post-COVID period. This information and additional detailed study may prove useful to ED planning efforts.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.14744/etd.2022.88655
dc.identifier.issn2149-2247
dc.identifier.issn2149-2549
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.14744/etd.2022.88655
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/14786
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000789040000001en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherErciyes Univ Sch Medicineen_US
dc.relation.ispartofErciyes Medical Journalen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectCovid-19en_US
dc.subjectEpidemiologyen_US
dc.subjectIn-Hospital Mortalityen_US
dc.subjectPatient Admissionen_US
dc.titleComparison of Emergency Department Patient Visits One Year Before and After the Star of the COVID-19 Pandemicen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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