The effect of COVID-19 on the characteristics of adult emergency department visits: A retrospective cohort tertiary hospital experience in Riyadh
Journal of Infection and Public Health2021Vol. 15(1), pp. 132–137
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Raied Alotaibi, Ali Alahmari, Ibrahim Ababtain, Abdullah Altamimi, Abdullah Alkhaldi, Mohammed Alhelail, Majid Alsalamah
Abstract
We report a considerable decrease in the number of Emergency Department visits. The reduction was higher in non-urgent and less urgent cases. Patients presenting at the Emergency Department during the curfew times were more likely to stay longer in the Emergency Department and more likely to be admitted, compared with the pre-pandemic period.
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