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To evaluate the collateral impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department utilization patterns and subsequent 7-day fatality rates across conditions of varying severity.

December 31, 2022MedicinaOpen Access

Collateral Effect of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Emergency Department Visits in Korea

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YCYeon-Joo ChoKyungpook National University IYIn Hwan YeoSoonchunhyang University DLDong Eun LeeYonsei University

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Retrospective database study finds declining emergency visits alongside rising seven-day fatality rates in acute care patients, highlighting delayed treatment risks during pandemics.

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To evaluate the collateral impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department utilization patterns and subsequent 7-day fatality rates across conditions of varying severity.
Analyzed claims data from the Korean National Health Insurance database spanning 1 January 2018 through 31 December 2020.
Categorized patients into six target clinical groups using ICD-10 diagnostic codes and compared 2018–2019 baseline controls against 2020 pandemic outcomes across visit volumes, emergency procedures, and 7-day fatality rates.
Emergency department visits during 2020 decreased by 46.22% for low-acuity diseases and by 56.05% for severe acute respiratory infections compared to the control period.
The post-visit 7-day fatality rate increased to 0.04% (p < 0.01) for low-acuity conditions and to 1.65% (p < 0.01) for severe acute respiratory infections relative to baseline years.

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Cho et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a88feee8513b156087b42b1 https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina59010090

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Retrospective database study finds declining emergency visits alongside rising seven-day fatality rates in acute care patients, highlighting delayed treatment risks during pandemics.

Collateral Effect of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Emergency Department Visits in Korea

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Collateral Effect of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Emergency Department Visits in Korea

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