Ann Acad Med Singap
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Ann Acad Med Singap · Nov 2021
Multicenter StudyFactors reducing inappropriate attendances to emergency departments before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicentre study.
Inappropriate attendances (IAs) to emergency departments (ED) create an unnecessary strain on healthcare systems. With decreased ED attendance during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study postulates that there are less IAs compared to before the pandemic and identifies factors associated with IAs. ⋯ ED IAs decreased during COVID-19. The pandemic has provided a unique opportunity to examine factors associated with IAs.