Incidence and outcome of patients with difficulty in hospital acceptance during COVID-19 pandemic in Osaka Prefecture, Japan: A population-based descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on the emergency medical service system in Japan has not been fully revealed. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021 on the difficulty in hospital acceptance of patients and patient outcome in Osaka Prefecture.

Methods

This study was a descriptive epidemiological study with a 3-year study period from January 2019 to December 2021. We included patients who were transported by ambulance and had registered in the Osaka Emergency Information Research Intelligent Operation Network (ORION) system. The primary end-point of this study was the difficulty in hospital acceptance by month, and the secondary outcome was the mortality of patients who experience difficulty in hospi

SUBMITTER: Katayama Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10410119 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature