National trends in emergency conditions through the Omicron COVID-19 wave in commercial and Medicare Advantage enrollees.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate trends in emergency care sensitive conditions (ECSCs) from pre-COVID (March 2018-February 2020) through Omicron (December 2021-February 2022).

Methods

This cross-sectional analysis evaluated trends in ECSCs using claims (OptumLabs Data Warehouse) from commercial and Medicare Advantage enrollees. Emergency department (ED) visits for ECSCs (acute appendicitis, aortic aneurysm/dissection, cardiac arrest/severe arrhythmia, cerebral infarction, myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism, opioid overdose, pre-eclampsia) were reported per 100,000 person months from March 2018 to February 2022 by pandemic wave. We calculated the percent change for each pandemic wave compared to the pre-pandemic period.

Results

There were 10,268,554 ED visits (March 2018-F

SUBMITTER: Stevens MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10423035 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature