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Multicenter Study
. 2021 Feb 1;181(2):272-274.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.3982.

Hospital Volumes of 5 Medical Emergencies in the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2 US Medical Centers

Hriday P Bhambhvani  1 , Adrian J Rodrigues  1 , Jonathan S Yu  2 , James B Carr 2nd  2 , Melanie Hayden Gephart  1
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Multicenter Study

Hospital Volumes of 5 Medical Emergencies in the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2 US Medical Centers

Hriday P Bhambhvani et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This cohort study assesses the association of the COVID-19 pandemic with the incidence of 5 medical emergencies (acute myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, ectopic pregnancy, and appendicitis) in 2 US academic medical centers.

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Figure.. Association of the COVID-19 Pandemic With the Daily Caseload of 4 Medical Emergencies
Trends in diagnoses of acute MI (A), ischemic stroke (B), ntSAH (C), and appendicitis (D). COVID-19 indicates coronavirus disease 2019; MI, myocardial infarction; ntSAH, nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage; NYP, NewYork-Presbyterian.
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