Effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on hospitalizations for non-Covid-19-pneumonia and exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases in Switzerland: comparison of national data between 2020/2021 and 2015–2019
The first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic showed a marked decrease in incidences in AECOPD and non-Covid-19 pneumonia hospitalizations in Switzerland. It is likely that this effect is associated with the society-based, at first vigorous, social distancing measures.
Authors
- Werner C. Albrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0607-7159)
- Florent Baty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1425-0428)
- Frank Rassouli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2426-3545)
- Martin Brutsche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1612-3609)
- C. M. Burke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4671-7600)
Institutions
- University of St.Gallen (CH)
- Kantonsspital St. Gallen (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pneumonia
- Published
- 2024-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41479-024-00150-y
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.84