TY - CPAPER
AU - Smith, Stuart J.
AU - Royle, A.
AU - Jackson, David J.
AU - Levy, M.L.
AU - Lee, W.N.
AU - Shepherd, M.
AU - Yang, F.
AU - Armstrong, Matthew
AU - Chaudhuri, R.
PY - 2021
DA - January
TI - Asthma deaths in Scotland during the first peak of COVID-19: Did reduced hospital admission result in excess asthma mortality?
EP - A235
VL - 76
IS - S1
DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2020-BTSabstracts.410
AB - IntroductionDuring the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK there was a reduction in A&amp;E attendances and hospital admissions. Monthly excess deaths peaked in April 2020; driven by COVID-19.1We investigated whether hospital admissions due to asthma were reduced in April 2020 compared to the previous five years and if this was accompanied by an increase in asthma deaths.
PB - BMJ Publishing Group
UR - https://publichealthscotland.scot/id/19397
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Hospital care
ER