Key result
The COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly affect the number of emergency patients hospitalized with cardiocerebrovascular diseases or their deaths, although difficulties in hospital acceptance increased.
Why the study?
Little was known about the transport and outcomes of emergency patients with cardiocerebrovascular diseases in Japan before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Does the COVID-19 pandemic affect the transport and outcomes of emergency patients hospitalized with cardiocerebrovascular diseases?
Observational (n=71,725)
Yes
Does the COVID-19 pandemic affect the transport and outcomes of emergency patients hospitalized with cardiocerebrovascular diseases?
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased difficulties in hospital acceptance for emergency cardiocerebrovascular patients in Osaka, Japan, but did not significantly affect the total number of hospitalizations or 21-day mortality for these conditions.
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Supports cardiocerebrovascular emergency resilience during crises; leaves open strategies to reduce hospital acceptance delays.
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the transport and outcomes of emergency patients with cardiocerebrovascular diseases in Japan before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS AND RESULTS: Data were extracted from a population-based registry in Osaka, Japan, from 2019 to 2021. There were almost no differences in the numbers of emergency patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction, stroke, or heart failure or their deaths. However, the number of cases of difficulty obtaining patient acceptance by hospitals increased in 2020 and 2021 compared with 2019. CONCLUSIONS: The numbers of emergency patients hospitalized with cardiocerebrovascular diseases and their deaths in Osaka were not affected by the COVID-19 epidemic.
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Tanaka et al. (2023) conducted an observational in Cardiocerebrovascular diseases (n=71,725). COVID-19 pandemic (2020) vs. Pre-pandemic period (2019) was evaluated on Number of emergency patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (IRR 1.03, 95% CI 0.97-1.09). The COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly affect the number of emergency patients hospitalized with cardiocerebrovascular diseases or their deaths, although difficulties in hospital acceptance increased.
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