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Table 1 Average daily presentations between March 16 and June 11 stratified by NYU-EDA. Δ2020 describes the difference between 2020 and mean of 2019 and 2018. Arr = daily arrivals, Std = standard deviation, EDCN = Emergency Department Care Needed, ~ = Not, P/A = Preventable/Avoidable, PCT = Primary Care Treatable. Proportional change is provided in the parenthesis

From: NYU-EDA in modelling the effect of COVID-19 on patient volumes in a Finnish emergency department

 

Study year, Arr ± Std

   
 

2018

2019

2020

Δ2020

(%)

p

Emergent EDCN ~P/A

16

±3.5

18

±4.1

14

±4.1

−3

(−19)

<.001

Emergent EDCN P/A

7

±2.3

8

±3.0

6

±2.5

−2

(−28)

<.001

Emergent PCT

17

±3.6

20

±4.8

15

±4.6

−4

(−19)

<.001

Non-Emergent

17

±3.8

19

±5.1

10

±3.4

−8

(−42)

<.001

Alcohol

1.6

±1.3

1.9

±1.6

2.2

±1.6

0

(23)

.09

Drug

0.08

±0.3

0.12

±0.3

0.07

±0.3

−0.03

(− 29)

.01

Injury

27

±7.7

27

±6.7

21

±6.8

−7

(−25)

<.001

Psych

2

±1.4

2

±1.5

2

±1.5

0

(−3)

.2

Unclassified

20

±4.9

22

±5.3

18

±5.9

−3

(−15)

<.001

Total

107

±11.4

119

±13.8

87

±12.3

−26

(−23)

<.001