Open AccessThe Effects on the Number of Patients Visiting the Emergency Units: Comparison Study Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Abdelhakim Abdelhadi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-2390
DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s314191
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , attendance , pandemic , covid-19 , medical emergency , health care , descriptive statistics , emergency medicine , family medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , nursing , statistics , mathematics , economics , economic growth
The number of patients attending emergency departments (EDs) fell dramatically in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with similar periods in 2019 or 2018, and healthcare providers have had to adjust to this change. The aim of this study was to compare the number and type of patients attending a hospital emergency unit before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to avoid the impact of any difference on the community's healthcare and on healthcare providers.