Differential trends of admissions in accident and emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

BMC Emergency Medicine

Table 3 Admissions in 2019/2020 compared to 2018/2019 during two periods according to diagnosis groups

12.03.-06.05. (period A)				07.05.-30.06. (period B)
rate ratio	95% CI			rate ratio	95% CI
All admissions
0.75	0.73	to	0.76	0.87	0.86	to	0.89
Mental disorders due to use of alcohol (ICD-10: F10)
0.47	0.37	to	0.59	0.67	0.55	to	0.82
Acute myocardial infarction (ICD-10: I21, I22)
0.85	0.73	to	1.00	1.13	0.97	to	1.32
Stroke or TIA (ICD-10: I61, I63, I64, G45)
0.76	0.67	to	0.86	0.87	0.77	to	0.97
Heart failure (ICD-10: I50)
0.73	0.65	to	0.83	0.97	0.85	to	1.10
Viral, bacterial or unspecified pneumonia (ICD-10: J12-J18)
1.85	1.63	to	2.11	0.77	0.65	to	0.91
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (ICD-10: J44)
0.63	0.51	to	0.76	0.80	0.64	to	1.01
Cholelithiasis or cholecystitis (ICD-10: K80, K81)
0.76	0.63	to	0.92	1.20	1.01	to	1.44
Back pain (ICD-10: M54)
0.51	0.44	to	0.59	0.79	0.69	to	0.91
Fracture of forearm (ICD-10: S52)
0.77	0.65	to	0.91	1.04	0.88	to	1.22
Fracture of femur (ICD-10: S72)
1.08	0.91	to	1.29	0.92	0.76	to	1.10

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