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An Analysis of Changes in Emergency Department Visits After a State Declaration During the Time of COVID-19

2020; Elsevier BV; Volume: 76; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.06.019

1097-6760

Bjorn C. Westgard, Matthew Morgan, Gabriela Vazquez‐Benitez, Lauren O. Erickson, Michael D. Zwank,

Trauma and Emergency Care Studies

In the initial period of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there has been a substantial decrease in the number of patients seeking care in the emergency department. A first step in estimating the impact of these changes is to characterize the patients, visits, and diagnoses for whom care is being delayed or deferred.