Open AccessImpact of COVID‐19 on emergency patients in the resuscitation room: A cross‐sectional study
Author(s) -
Feng Jihua,
Yang Yanli,
Zheng Xiaowen,
Zhao Chunling,
Li Hongyuan,
Ji Pan,
Yu Qiao,
Wei Lile,
Qin Han,
Pang Jielong,
Li Bocheng,
Zhang Jianfeng
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of clinical laboratory analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1098-2825
pISSN - 0887-8013
DOI - 10.1002/jcla.24264
Subject(s) - resuscitation , medicine , pandemic , covid-19 , emergency medicine , emergency department , medical emergency , cross sectional study , china , retrospective cohort study , nursing , disease , pathology , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , law
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of COVID‐19 outbreaks on emergency patients in a resuscitation room in Nanning, China. Methods A single‐center cross‐sectional retrospective study was conducted in the emergency department of a tertiary public hospital from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2020, in Nanning, Guangxi, China. We collected the data of patients in the resuscitation room to investigate the number of patients accessing emergency services during the study period. Data in 2020 were compared to the data during the same period in 2019. Results The number of emergency patients in the resuscitation room during the COVID‐19 pandemic has decreased in intrinsic diseases, extrinsic diseases, and pediatric cases, especially in the early stages of the pandemic. Additionally, the length of stay of emergency patients in the resuscitation room was reduced. Conclusions The number of emergency patients in the resuscitation room during the pandemic of COVID‐19 in 2020 was reduced compared to that in the same period in 2019 in Nanning, China. This situation shows a serious social problem, which should arouse the attention of the medical profession and the government.