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Editor, Senior Moderator
Acad Emerg Med
. 2020 Aug 1.
doi: 10.1111/acem.14099. Online ahead of print.
Emergency Department Visits for Serious Diagnoses During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Howard S Kim[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Daniel S Cruz[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Michael J Conrardy[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kumar R Gandhi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Justin A Seltzer[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Timothy M Loftus[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abra L Fant[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Danielle M McCarthy[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly affected health care utilization in the United States. Although reductions in routine outpatient visits and elective procedures were intentional in preparation for increases in COVID-19-related volume,[SUP]1[/SUP] National Syndromic Surveillance Program data indicate that weekly emergency department (ED) visits decreased 42% during the early stages of the pandemic.[SUP]2[/SUP] This reduction may have been driven by a public fear of seeking care,[SUP]3,4[/SUP] ultimately delaying interventions for time-sensitive serious conditions.
. 2020 Aug 1.
doi: 10.1111/acem.14099. Online ahead of print.
Emergency Department Visits for Serious Diagnoses During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Howard S Kim[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Daniel S Cruz[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Michael J Conrardy[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kumar R Gandhi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Justin A Seltzer[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Timothy M Loftus[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abra L Fant[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Danielle M McCarthy[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32737912
- DOI: 10.1111/acem.14099
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly affected health care utilization in the United States. Although reductions in routine outpatient visits and elective procedures were intentional in preparation for increases in COVID-19-related volume,[SUP]1[/SUP] National Syndromic Surveillance Program data indicate that weekly emergency department (ED) visits decreased 42% during the early stages of the pandemic.[SUP]2[/SUP] This reduction may have been driven by a public fear of seeking care,[SUP]3,4[/SUP] ultimately delaying interventions for time-sensitive serious conditions.