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NCT Number: NCT05126641

Analysis of Emergency Department Visits According to Incidence of Covid-19

With lockdown, Emergency Departments (ED) visits decrease, principally for visits unrelated with Covid-19. In this study, the investigators aimed to find a correlation between ED visits and incidence rate of Covid-19 in a French metropolis.

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Key information

Conditions

Emergency Service, Hospital Disease Attributes Emergencies Epidemiology Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Emergency Department, General Hospital, Armentières, Nord, France

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About this study

All patients older than 18 years were included in 9 ED during 51 weeks. Patients transferred between the centers participating in the study were excluded.

The investigators count the number of visits per weeks, then the number of visits according to :

  • reason for consultation Covid-like (cough, fever or dyspnea),
  • reason for consultation with accordance to French Emergency Medicine Society (SFMU) reference
  • diagnosis with accordance to SFMU reference
  • orientation (home, medical unit, chirurgical unit, intensive care unit, psychiatric unit, death)

Pearson's correlation test compare incidence rate per week with this counts and admission rate.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients over 18 years old

Exclusion criteria

  • patient who are transferred between centers participating to the study.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. non-Covid-19 visit

    Time frame: 51 weeks

    Count of non-Covid-19 visit per week

Secondary outcomes

  1. Reason for visits

    Time frame: 51 weeks

    Count of each reason for visits category according to SFMU reference

  2. Admission rate

    Time frame: 51 weeks

    Admission rate per week

  3. Diagnosis

    Time frame: 51 weeks

    Count of each diagnostic category according to SFMU reference

  4. Orientation

    Time frame: 51 weeks

    Count of each orientation (home, medical unit, chirurgical unit, intensive care unit, death, psychiatric unit, other)

Other outcomes

  1. Incidence rate of Covid 19

    Time frame: 51 weeks

    Incidence rate of Covid 19 per week

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier de Roubaix

Other

Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Lille

Registry information

Official study title

Analysis of Emergency Department Visits According to Incidence of Covid-19 in French Metropolis : a One-year Multicenter Observational Retrospective Study.

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Nov 19, 2021
Registry last updated
Nov 23, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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