The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on admission to gynecological emergency departments: results from a multicenter Italian study

Grandi, Giovanni; Savio, Maria Chiara Del; Caroli, Martina; Capobianco, Giampiero; Dessole, Francesco; Tupponi, Giulio; Petrillo, Marco; Succu, Claudia; Paoletti, Anna Maria; Facchinetti, Fabio

doi:10.22541/au.159188231.19236328

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“…The main result of our study was that total ER admissions in 2020 decreased by 81%. Our results are similar to previous studies that have demonstrated the same trend in both child and adult patients [ 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 ]. We can speculate that social-distancing measures, the use of face masks, hand washing, and the complete closure of social activities may have contributed not only to the reduction of SARS-CoV-2 diffusion [ 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 ] but also to the reduction of the spread of other diseases, particularly of acute communicable diseases, as confirmed in a recent study [ 41 ].…”

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SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Impact on Pediatric Emergency Rooms: A Multicenter Study

Matera

Nenna

Rizzo

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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From 9 March to 3 May 2020, lockdown was declared in Italy due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. Our aim was to evaluate how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and related preventive strategies affected pediatric emergency rooms (ERs) during this period. We performed a retrospective cohort multicenter study, comparing the lockdown period to the corresponding period in 2019. We examined 15 Italian pediatric ERs in terms of visit rates, specific diagnoses (grouped as air communicable diseases and non-air communicable diseases), and triage categories. During the lockdown period, ER admissions decreased by 81% compared to 2019 (52,364 vs. 10,112). All ER specific diagnoses decreased in 2020 and this reduction was significantly higher for air communicable diseases (25,462 vs. 2934, p < 0.001). Considering the triage category, red codes remained similar (1% vs. 1%), yellow codes increased (11.2% vs. 22.3%), and green codes decreased (80.3% vs. 69.5%). We can speculate that social distancing and simple hygiene measures drastically reduced the spread of air communicable diseases. The increase in yellow codes may have been related to a delay in primary care and, consequently, in ER admissions.

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SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Impact on Pediatric Emergency Rooms: A Multicenter Study

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Rizzo

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“…Although, many studies have noted a significant decline in emergency admissions. 3 , 4 , 5 This suggests that patients at admission would present worse conditions than those in the previous year, which our research contradicts.…”

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Changes in the number and condition of patients admitting to the emergency department with abdominal pain during the COVID-19 pandemics: Single-center experience

Tokarczyk

Śliwa

Nowak

et al. 2021

Asian Journal of Surgery

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Objective The aim of this study was to analyze the condition of patients reporting abdominal pain (AP) as the main symptom and to find out whether the number of admissions to the Emergency Department (ED) because of AP has changed during the first lockdown phase in 2020 based on a single-center experience in Poland. Methods We retrospectively investigated the number and condition of patients who were admitted to the ED with AP symptoms from 1 March to 31 May 2019 and 2020. Patients’ data was assembled from the Emergency Department of University Hospital in Wroclaw, Poland. Generic data included the following characteristics: sex, age, AP as the main complaint, and medical triage tag color. The specific data included complete blood count parameters. Results There was a decrease in the number of admitted patients to the ED from March to May 2019 in comparison to the same period in 2020. Patients reported themselves to the ED less frequently or later than usually, however, they did not present with worse blood parameters than in the previous year. Conclusion The COVID-19 outbreak shows that solutions must be found to form higher sanitary and infection-control standards and improve the functioning of the ED during a pandemic.

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“…Concerns about late presentation to care during the COVID-19 pandemic have been described in numerous specialties, including surgery, cardiology, and pediatrics, raising concerns that a worrying trend is emerging. 4 – 13 Our data suggest that women may be delaying care owing to concerns about COVID-19 exposure and presenting in more critical condition. Although it is important to continue to encourage the public to practice social distancing measures, it is equally important to encourage patients to present for care if they experience worrying symptoms.…”

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Care for Women With Ectopic Pregnancies During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

Toma¹,

Bank²,

Hoffman³

2021

Obstetrics &Amp; Gynecology

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The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on admission to gynecological emergency departments: results from a multicenter Italian study

Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on admissions to gynecological emergency departments (ED). Design: Retrospective study.

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SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Impact on Pediatric Emergency Rooms: A Multicenter Study

SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Impact on Pediatric Emergency Rooms: A Multicenter Study

Changes in the number and condition of patients admitting to the emergency department with abdominal pain during the COVID-19 pandemics: Single-center experience

Care for Women With Ectopic Pregnancies During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

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