Prevalence, Causes, and Adverse Clinical Impact of Delayed Presentation of Non-COVID-19-Related Emergencies during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from a Multicenter Observational Study.
Mohammed Saeed Saad AlshahraniDunya AlfarajJehan AlHumaidKhalid AlshahraniAisha AlsubaieNasser AlmulhimDana AlthawadiSalah AlamMalak AlzahraniHassan AlwosibaiAbdullah AlshahraniRawan MakhdomFaisal AlkhadraSukayna Al-FarajSaad Al-QahtaniAmal AlSulaibikhMohammed Al JumaanLaila Perlas AsontoSarah AlahmadiMohannad AlghamdiMohammed A Al-MulhimPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
More than half of hospitalized patients with non-COVID-19-related diagnoses had delayed presentation to the ED where mortality was found to be significantly higher in this group. Fear of COVID-19 and curfew restrictions were the main reasons for delaying hospital visit.