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PANDEMIA POR COVID19: OTRAS CONSECUENCIAS

JESUS CONDE FREIRE, ANTIA PEREZ LOPEZ, ANA RODRIGUEZ ALVAREZ and 5 more

Galicia Clínica · 2021

doi:10.22546/60/2295 (opens in a new tab)

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Abstract

Objetivo: Describir la evolución de la demanda en los servicios de urgencias, y los ingresos hospitalarios subsiguientes, en el área médica de un hospital general durante las fases iniciales de la pandemia por COVID19 y tras la declaración del estadio de alarma. Métodos: Estudio observacional de todas las visitas al Servicio de Urgencias de adultos, y de todos los ingresos en los servicios médicos que se generaron, entre los días 1 y 31 de marzo de los años 2017, 2018, 2019 y 2020 en un hospital general. Consideramos las 00.00 horas del día 14 de marzo como el inicio del estado de alarma, y punto de corte entre dos periodos: pre-estado de alarma (días 1 a 13 de marzo) y estado de alarma ( días 14 a 31 de marzo). Resultados: Tras la declaración del estado de alarma la asistencia a Urgencias disminuyó un 65,1% y, entre estos pacientes, el porcentaje de ingresos se incrementó un 93,8%. A pesar de ello, el promedio de ingresos por día se redujo un 33%. Sin embargo Medicina Interna (incluyendo área COVID19) tuvo un promedio diario de 10,5 (SD 6,3) pacientes, levemente superior al registrado en años previos. Conclusiones: En las primeras semanas tras la instauración del estado de alarma por la pandemia por COVID19 disminuyó en casi dos tercios la frecuentación a las urgencias hospitalarias y en un tercio los ingresos en todas las áreas de un hospital general. Por el contrario, Medicina Interna (que incluyó ingresos por COVID19) mantuvo los mismos promedios. ABSTRACT Objective: The aim is to describe the evolution of the consultations in Hospital Emergency and the subsequent hospital admissions in the medical area of a general hospital during the initial phases of the COVID19 pandemic and after the state of alert’s official statement in Spain. Methodology: Observational study of the patients that came to Emergency and of all admissions in the medical services that were registered between March 1 and 31 of 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 in a general hospital. The beginning of the alarm state is considered at 00.00 on March 14 of 2020 and a cut-off point is also taken into account between two periods: before the state of alert (March 1-13) and the state of alert (March 14-31). Results: After the state of alert’s official statement in Spain, the attendance in Emergency decreased by 65.1% and, among these patients, the percentage of admissions increased by 93.8%. Despite, the average income per day decreased by 33%. However, Internal Medicine (including COVID19 area) had a daily average of 10.5 (SD 6.3) patients, slightly higher than the one registered in previous years. Conclusions: In the first weeks after the state of alert’s official statement due to COVID19 pandemic, the attendance at Emergency decreased about two thirds and the admissions decreased about a third in all areas of a general hospital. On the contrary, Internal Medicine (an area that included COVID19 patients) maintained the same averages.

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