The cases not seen: Patterns of emergency department visits and procedures in the era of COVID-19

Prior data suggest Emergency Department (ED) visits for many emergency conditions decreased during the initial COVID-19 surge. However, the pandemic's impact on the wide range of conditions seen in EDs, and the resources required for treating them, has been less studied. We sought to provide a comprehensive analysis of ED visits and associated resource utilization during the initial COVID-19 surge.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - November 5, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Joshua J. Baugh, Benjamin A. White, Dustin McEvoy, Brian J. Yun, David F.M. Brown, Ali S. Raja, Sayon Dutta Source Type: research