Incidence of primary care chest pain consultations during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time series analysis with routine care data
During the COVID-19 lockdown the number of chest pain consultations and registered ACS diagnoses in primary care decreased significantly. In addition, fewer patients were assessed face-to-face and fewer patients were referred to the hospital.
Authors
- Simone van den Bulk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0444-8932)
- Annelieke H J Petrus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5967-805X)
- Tobias Nicolaas Bonten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7719-6182)
- Mattijs E. Numans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0368-5426)
- Jasper W. A. van Egeraat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0540-4237)
Institutions
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2024-12-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02676-y
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- ZonMw