The Impact of the Lisbon Football Derby on the Profile of Emergency Department Admissions

Almeida, André; Eusébio, Mónica; Almeida, Jaime; Boattini, Matteo

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“…Furthermore, no shift of attendance before or after the matches was observed contrary to the finding in several studies that show an increase in admissions in the hours following these events [ 23 , 28 , 31 ]. Almeida et al found that the decrease in attendance during such events is especially due to a drop in visits associated with less severe conditions [ 23 ] . Our results on the contrary show a decrease in more severe conditions which we found surprising and could not explain.…”

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Admission rates in emergency departments in Geneva during tennis broadcasting: a retrospective study

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BackgroundLiterature provides mixed results regarding the influence of large-scale sporting events on emergency department attendance. To contribute to the research on the subject, we sought to evaluate whether the broadcasting of major tennis tournaments, one of the most popular sports in Switzerland, has an impact on patient admission rates in emergency units in Geneva including 1) type of match 2) the role of a Swiss player, 3) degree of triage, 4) reason of attendance and 5) age of patients.MethodsAdmission rates between periods with tennis matches regarding the semi-finals and finals of 3 major tennis tournaments were compared to equivalent periods without matches from May 2013 to August 2017. Patient admission data was retrieved retrospectively from administrative databases of two Outpatient Emergency Units in Geneva. Patients’ admission rates in periods with and without a tennis match were investigated using a negative binomial regression model with mixed effects.ResultsWe observed a statistically significant decrease (− 10%, 95% CI -17 to − 2, p = 0.015) in admission rates in periods with a tennis match compared to periods without a tennis match, more pronounced during finals (− 15%, 95% CI -26 to − 3, p = 0.017) than during semi-finals (− 7%, − 16 to 2, p = 0.13). In addition, this effect was more pronounced in patients aged between 26 to 64 years of age, a category representing professionnally active people. No modification in the admission rates was detected in the hours preceding and following the matches, nor in type of consultations (traumatology vs non traumatology related admissions).ConclusionAlthough modest, the results support the hypothesis that the broadcasting of large-scale sporting events such as tennis matches decreases admission rates in emergency units. Further research is required to explore for a potential causal relationship.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12873-018-0209-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Admission rates in emergency departments in Geneva during tennis broadcasting: a retrospective study

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“…Previous investigation of daily ED attendances may have missed important hour-by-hour impacts, especially where events are of a short duration. Where potential intra-day impacts have been described there have been reported decreases directly before and during sporting events for ED attendances [ 5 , 6 ] and ambulance callouts [ 7 ], as well as increases immediately following some events [ 6 , 8 ]. The impact of sporting events on EDs has further been reported to differ by age, gender and reason for attendance, including; age and gender associations with violence related daily ED attendances [ 3 , 4 ]; increased daily cardiovascular [ 9 ] and hourly alcohol-related [ 8 ] attendances and decreased daily and hourly paediatric attendances [ 10 ].…”

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The influence of a major sporting event upon emergency department attendances; A retrospective cross-national European study

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Major sporting events may influence attendance levels at hospital emergency departments (ED). Previous research has focussed on the impact of single games, or wins/losses for specific teams/countries, limiting wider generalisations. Here we explore the impact of the Euro 2016 football championships on ED attendances across four participating nations (England, France, Northern Ireland, Wales), using a single methodology. Match days were found to have no significant impact upon daily ED attendances levels. Focussing upon hourly attendances, ED attendances across all countries in the four hour pre-match period were statistically significantly lower than would be expected (OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.94–0.99) and further reduced during matches (OR 0.94, 95% CI 0.91–0.97). In the 4 hour post-match period there was no significant increase in attendances (OR 1.01, 95% CI 0.99–1.04). However, these impacts were highly variable between individual matches: for example in the 4 hour period following the final, involving France, the number of ED attendances in France increased significantly (OR 1.27, 95% CI 1.13–1.42). Overall our results indicate relatively small impacts of major sporting events upon ED attendances. The heterogeneity observed makes it difficult for health providers to predict how major sporting events may affect ED attendances but supports the future development of compatible systems in different countries to support cross-border public health surveillance.

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“…This finding is consistent with our hypothesis and other studies discussed previously. 2,3,7 An additional finding from our study is that Saints football games do not exclusively affect average hospital admissions on game days, but this impact extends to the 24 hours after the game as well. Specifically, on the post-game day following a Saints victory, we found an 18.2% increase in the average number of admissions compared to the average census Nguyen, VD following a Saints loss.…”

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“…Similarly, Almeida et al demonstrated a reduction in the number of patients coming to the emergency department (ED) in Portugal during major sport events such as soccer games, especially patients with less severe presentations. 3 Compared to countries such as Japan and Portugal, the patient populations in the United States are larger and more diverse in terms of social ethnicities and clinical pathologies. Depending on geographic locations and socioeconomic factors, patients in the United States have different levels of access to health care, hold unique sociocultural beliefs, and exhibit distinctive behaviors in their physical environments and social support groups.…”

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Impact of New Orleans Saints Football Games on Internal Medicine Admissions

Nguyen¹,

Chakraborti²

2021

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Background: Various studies have reported a decrease in emergency department admissions in correlation with major sporting events. However, these studies limit the investigation of selected variables to the 24-hour periods on game days. For our study, we assessed the impact of New Orleans Saints football team games on medical admissions on game days and also on post-game days. Methods: We collected Saints game results from the 2013-2014 to 2019-2020 season and admissions data from 3 local hospitals during the same 7-year period. We compared the average daily census of game days vs non-game days as our control group using a 2-sample t test with unequal variances. Results: The results demonstrate a statistically significant reduction in the average number of internal medicine admissions on game days (19.6%, P=0.0001). This reduction in admissions was not observed on post-game days (5.84%, P>0.05). On post-game days following a Saints victory, we found a statistically significant increase in the average number of admissions compared to when the team lost the previous day (18.2%, P=0.0105). Conclusion:To our knowledge, the relationship between a recurring major sporting event and inpatient internal medicine admissions has not been previously quantified. Our study of the impact of the New Orleans Saints football games on internal medicine admissions provides insights into the relationship between social sporting events and health outcomes in the city. While our results may not be directly generalizable to other locations-particularly those that are not in a National Football League team marketwe showed that during a 7-year period, Saints football games correlated with a 19.6% decrease in internal medicine admissions on the day of the game. This finding suggests that Saints games may serve as a protective factor associated with decreased negative health outcomes among residents in the city.

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The Impact of the Lisbon Football Derby on the Profile of Emergency Department Admissions

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Admission rates in emergency departments in Geneva during tennis broadcasting: a retrospective study

Admission rates in emergency departments in Geneva during tennis broadcasting: a retrospective study

The influence of a major sporting event upon emergency department attendances; A retrospective cross-national European study

Impact of New Orleans Saints Football Games on Internal Medicine Admissions

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