Potential indirect effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on use of emergency departments for acute life‐threatening conditions — United States, January–May 2020. Issue 9 (30th August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lange, Samantha J.; Ritchey, Matthew D.; Goodman, Alyson B.; Dias, Taylor; Twentyman, Evelyn; Fuld, Jennifer; Schieve, Laura A.; Imperatore, Giuseppina; Benoit, Stephen R.; Kite‐Powell, Aaron; Stein, Zachary; Peacock, Georgina; Dowling, Nicole F.; Briss, Peter A.; Hacker, Karen; Gundlapalli, Adi V.; Yang, Quanhe
• Is Part Of: American journal of transplantation. Volume 20:Issue 9(2020)
• Page Start: 2612
• Page End: 2617
• Publication Date: 2020-08-30
• Subjects: Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc -- Periodicals; 617.95
• DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16239
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1600-6135

Abstract

Abstract : This article describes a significant decline in emergency department visits for acute life‐threatening conditions during the COVID‐19 pandemic, suggesting that patients may be delaying or avoiding care or unable to access care during the pandemic.