Underutilization of the Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lucero, Anthony; Lee, André; K. Hyun, Jenny; Lee, Carol; I. Kahwaji, Chadi; Miller, Gregg; Neeki, Michael; H. Tamayo‐Sarver, Joshua; Pan, Luhong

doi:10.5811/westjem.2020.8.48632

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Underutilization of the Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published in Western Journal of Emergency Medicine • Sep 24, 2020

Authors:

Anthony Lucero

André Lee

Jenny K. Hyun

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States (US) prompted widespread containment measures such as shelter-in-place (SIP) orders. The goal of our study was to determine whether there was a significant change in overall volume and proportion of emergency departmen...

Subject

Emergency department

Pandemic

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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