Sex-specific Impact of the first COVID-19 Lockdown on Age Structure and Case Acuity at Admission in a Patient Population in southwestern Germany: a retrospective comparative Study in Neuroradiology
Sebastian R Reder,
Natalie Herrlich,
Nils F Grauhan
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivesA hard lockdown was presumed to lead to delayed diagnosis and treatment of serious diseases, resulting in higher acuity at admission. This should be elaborated based on the estimated acuity of the cases, changes in findings during hospitalisation, age structure and biological sex.DesignRetrospective monocentric cross-sectional study.SettingGerman Neuroradiology Department at a .ParticipantsIn 2019, n=1158 patients were admitted in contrast to n=884 during the first hard lockdown in 2020 (11th–13th we… Show more
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