Frequency and Risk of Emergency Medical Service Interhospital Transportation of Patients With Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Illness During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US
Sadia Sarzynski, Alex Mancera, Clay Mann, Mengtao Dai, Junfeng Sun, Sarah Warner, Sameer S. Kadri
Abstract
This study compares the frequency of hospital-to-hospital transportation events and associated life-threatening deterioration during transport among patients with acute lower respiratory tract illness during vs before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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MedicinePandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Respiratory illnessEmergency medicineRespiratory tract2019-20 coronavirus outbreakIntensive care medicineMedical emergencySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Respiratory systemInternal medicineDiseaseVirologyOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)COVID-19 and healthcare impactsDisaster Response and ManagementTrauma and Emergency Care Studies