Changes in admission rates to an Aotearoa New Zealand hospital general medical service during COVID-19 lockdowns

CONCLUSIONS: The biggest relative reduction in hospital admission was due to a reduction in transmissible illness admissions, likely due to COVID-related public health measures. However, the biggest reduction in absolute terms was in non-transmissible illnesses, where hospital avoidance may be associated with increased morbidity or mortality.PMID:38696828 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6387
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research