Hospital Volumes of 5 Medical Emergencies in the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2 US Medical Centers

202087 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Hriday P. Bhambhvani · Stanford University

Melanie Hayden Gephart · Stanford University

Abstract

This cohort study assesses the association of the COVID-19 pandemic with the incidence of 5 medical emergencies (acute myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, ectopic pregnancy, and appendicitis) in 2 US academic medical centers.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Healthcare cost, quality, practices Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Internal Medicine

Volume 181, Issue 2, pp. 272-272

DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3982

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