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Changes in the use of Otorhinolaryngology Emergency Department during the COVID-19 pandemic: report from Lombardy, Italy #MMPMID32529403
Elli F; Turri-Zanoni M; Arosio AD; Karligkiotis A; Battaglia P; Castelnuovo P
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020[Dec]; 277 (12): 3525-3528 PMID32529403show ga
PURPOSE: This paper aims to report the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on Emergency Ear nose and Throat (ENT) activity, in Lombardy (Italy), during COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: The number of accesses to Emergency Department requiring ENT consultations between February 21st and May 7th, 2020, was retrospectively collected, along with the conditions treated. Data were stratified in 1-week time spans, to evaluate the evolving trends during the on-going epidemic and a comparison with the two previous years was performed. RESULTS: A significant reduction in the number of consultations performed during the pandemic was observed, as high as - 91% compared to the same period of 2018. CONCLUSION: Multiple reasons can explain such a reduction of Emergency ENT consultations, not least the fear of potentially being infected by SARS-CoV-2 by while accessing the hospital. The analysis performed might be useful as a starting point for a future reorganization of first aid consultations once the epidemic will be resolved.
|Betacoronavirus[MESH]
|COVID-19[MESH]
|Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology[MESH]
|Disease Outbreaks/*prevention & control[MESH]
|Emergencies[MESH]
|Emergency Medical Services/*organization & administration[MESH]
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Eur+Arch+Otorhinolaryngol 2020 ; 277 (12): 3525-3528
