Shift in emergency department utilization by frequent attendees with sickle cell disease during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A multicentre cohort study
J. S. Rech,
A. Cohen,
P. Bartolucci
et al.
Abstract:SummaryWhile the coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) might have increased acute episodes in people living with sickle cell disease (SCD), it may also have changed their reliance on emergency department (ED) services. We assessed the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic and lockdowns on ED visits in adult SCD people followed in five French reference centres, with a special focus on ‘high users’ (≥10 visits in 2019). We analysed the rate of ED visits from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2021, using a self‐controlled ca… Show more
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