Influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on the patient mix in German emergency departments
- Conditions
- All patients of the participating emergency departments, regardless of presenting complaints and diagnosis
- Registration Number
- DRKS00022188
- Lead Sponsor
- Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm,Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin und Schmerztherapie
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 500000
Inclusion Criteria
Documented presentation in one of the emergency departments of the German Emergency Department Data Registry (AKTIN) during one of the observation or reference periods in 2019, 2020, or 2021
Exclusion Criteria
no
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Frequency of different presenting complaints in German emergency departments during the Covid-19 pandemic in comparison to the period 12 months before the pandemic and 12 months after
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mode of referral, <br>Urgency of treatment after initial assessment (triage), initial vital signs (respiratory frequency, oxygen saturation, heart rate, systolic blood pressure, GCS),<br>discharge after emergency admission treatment<br>Documentation quality (data completeness, especially of vital parameters)