Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Emergency Care Utilization in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: a Nationwide Population-based Study.
Ho Kyung SungJin Hui PaikYu Jin LeeSoo KangPublished in: Journal of Korean medical science (2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a reduction in ED visits by patients with AMI. We assume that this could likely be caused by misinterpretation of AMI symptoms as symptoms of respiratory infection, fear of contracting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, and restrictions in accessing emergency medical care owing to overburdened healthcare facilities. This study sheds light on the fact that healthcare and emergency medical staff members must work towards eliminating hurdles due to this pandemic for patients to receive timely emergency care, which in turn will help curb the growing burden of mortality.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- acute myocardial infarction
- emergency medical
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- emergency department
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- public health
- end stage renal disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- palliative care
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- left ventricular
- quality improvement
- risk factors
- affordable care act
- living cells
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular events
- health information
- atrial fibrillation
- physical activity
- heart failure
- social media
- patient reported outcomes
- fluorescent probe
- single molecule