@article{Alotaibi_R-2021_64791,
title = {The effect of COVID-19 on the characteristics of adult emergency department visits: A retrospective cohort tertiary hospital experience in Riyadh},
author = {Alotaibi, R. and Alahmari, A. and Ababtain, I. and Altamimi, A. and Alkhaldi, A. and Alhelail, M. and Alsalamah, M.},
month = {oct},
year = {2021},
abstract = {BACKGROUND: On March 2, 2020, Saudi Arabia identified the first positive COVID-19 case. Since then, several aspects of the COVID-19 impact on Emergency Departments (EDs) use have been reported. The objective of this study is to describe the pattern and characteristics of Emergency Department visits during the COVID-19 pandemic period, compared with the same period in the previous year, including the patients' demographic information, acuity level, length of stay, and admission rate.},
pages = {132-137},
volume = {15},
issue = {1},
journal = {Journal of Infection and Public Health},
publisher = {Elsevier},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiph.2021.10.009},
}
