From: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department attendances and acute medical admissions
Diagnosis | Pre-pandemic | 1st pandemic wave | Difference | Incidence rate ratio | Confidence | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pneumonia, unspecified organism | 518 | 204 | 314 | 0.39 | 0.31–0.48 | < 0.001 |
Other disorders of urinary system | 234 | 93 | 141 | 0.40 | 0.31–0.49 | < 0.001 |
Myocardial infarction (with or without ST- elevation) | 186 | 129 | 57 | 0.69 | 0.49–0.90 | 0.016 |
COVID-19, virus identified | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Other sepsis | 232 | 97 | 135 | 0.42 | 0.32–0.52 | < 0.001 |
Cerebral infarction | 129 | 124 | 5 | 0.96 | 0.69–1.23 | 0.782 |
Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 130 | 57 | 73 | 0.44 | 0.29–0.59 | < 0.001 |
Heart failure | 117 | 74 | 43 | 0.63 | 0.43–0.83 | 0.004 |
Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection | 110 | 44 | 66 | 0.40 | 0.25–0.55 | < 0.001 |
Cellulitis and acute lymphangitis | 86 | 44 | 42 | 0.51 | 0.35–0.67 | < 0.001 |