[Impact of Spanish Public Health Measures on Emergency Visits and COVID- 19 diagnosed cases during the pandemic in Madrid].
Rev Esp Quimioter
; 33(4): 274-277, 2020 08.
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| ID: mdl-32517463
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Changes in Public Health recommendations may have changed the number of emergency visits and COVID-19 diagnosed cases in an Emergency Department in Madrid.METHODS:
This retrospective case series study included all consecutive patients in a tertiary and urban ED in Madrid from 1st to 31st March. The sample was divided NonCOVID-19, Non-investigated COVID-19, Possible COVID-19, Probable COVID-19, Confirmed COVID-19. Differences between public health periods were tested by ANOVA for each cohort, and by ANCOVA including the number of PCR tests (%) as covariate.RESULTS:
A total of 7,163 (4,071 Non-COVID-19, 563 Non-investigated COVID-19, 870 Possible, 648 Probable and 1,011 Confirmed COVID-19) cases were included. Public Health measurements applied during each period showed a clear effect on the case proportion for the five cohorts.CONCLUSIONS:
The variability of case definitions and diagnostic test criteria may have impact on the number of emergency visits and COVID-19 diagnosed cases in Emergency Department.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neumonía Viral
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Cuarentena
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Infecciones por Coronavirus
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Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital
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Betacoronavirus
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Esp Quimioter
Asunto de la revista:
TERAPIA POR MEDICAMENTOS
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article