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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Admission and Mortality Among Patients With Severe Emergency Diseases at Emergency Departments in Korea in 2020: Registry Data From the National Emergency Department Information System
J Korean Med Sci. 2023 Jul 31;38(30):e243. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e243.ABSTRACTWe aimed to investigate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on admissions of patients with acute myocardial infarction, stroke, and severe trauma, and their excess mortality in emergency departments (EDs) in South Korea using registry data from the National Emergency Department Information System (NEDIS) for patients attending EDs of regional and local emergency medical centers. During the outbreak period of 2020, there were 350,698 ED visits, which was lower than the total in 2019 (392,627 visits). Multiple logisti...
Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science - August 1, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Sun Kyoung Na Jeung-Hee Kim Weon-Young Lee Mi Ra Oh Source Type: research

Pre-Hospital Delay in Patients With Acute Stroke During the Initial Phase of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak
CONCLUSION: In the initial phase after the sudden COVID-19 outbreak, EMS response times for acute stroke were delayed and the clinical outcomes of patients with acute stroke deteriorated.PMID:35166083 | DOI:10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e47
Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science - February 15, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Ah Ram Seo Woon Jeong Lee Seon Hee Woo Jundong Moon Daehee Kim Source Type: research