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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cerebrovascular accident | 181 | 121 | 60 | 0.67 | 0.48–0.86 | 0.006 |
Atrial fibrillation | 170 | 122 | 48 | 0.72 | 0.5–0.93 | 0.028 |
Vasovagal syncope | 165 | 78 | 87 | 0.47 | 0.3–0.65 | < 0.001 |
Asthma | 120 | 67 | 53 | 0.56 | 0.41–0.7 | < 0.001 |
Acute coronary syndrome | 89 | 41 | 48 | 0.46 | 0.32–0.6 | < 0.001 |
Pulmonary embolism | 85 | 61 | 24 | 0.72 | 0.44–0.99 | 0.087 |
Acute non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction | 50 | 37 | 13 | 0.74 | 0.35–1.13 | 0.259 |
Subarachnoid intracranial haemorrhage | 30 | 24 | 6 | 0.80 | 0.46–1.14 | 0.299 |
Acute renal failure syndrome | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0.79 | 0.49–1.09 | 0.226 |
Cardiac arrest | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0.73 | 0.27–1.19 | 0.324 |
Acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0.30 | 0.05–0.56 | 0.005 |
Ketoacidosis in diabetes mellitus | 23 | 27 | −4 | 1.17 | 0.5–1.85 | 0.58 |