Association between stringency of lockdown measures and emergency department visits during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Dutch multicentre study.
F Marlijn Booij-TrompNicole J van GroningenSebastian VervuurtJuanita A HaagsmaBas de GrootHeleen LameijerMenno I GaakeerJelmer AlsmaPleunie P M RoodRob J C G VerdonschotMarna G BouwhuisPublished in: PloS one (2024)
The number of ED visits in the Netherlands has significantly dropped during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a clear association between decreasing ED visits and increasing lockdown measures. The OSI could be used as an indicator in the management of ED visits during a future pandemic.