Decrease in hospital admissions for respiratory diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide claims study

Kyungmin Huh; Young Eun Kim; Wonjun Ji; Dong Wook Kim; Eun Joo Lee; Jong Hun Kim; Ji Man Kang; Jaehun Jung

doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216526

Decrease in hospital admissions for respiratory diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide claims study

Kyungmin Huh
, Young Eun Kim
, Wonjun Ji
, Dong Wook Kim
, Eun Joo Lee
, Jong Hun Kim
, Ji Man Kang
, Jaehun Jung

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Abstract

Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) have been widely implemented to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. We assessed the effect of NPIs on hospitalisations for pneumonia, influenza, COPD and asthma. This retrospective, ecological study compared the weekly incidence of hospitalisation for four respiratory conditions before (January 2016–January 2020) and during (February–July 2020) the implementation of NPI against COVID-19. Hospitalisations for all four respiratory conditions decreased substantially during the intervention period. The cumulative incidence of admissions for COPD and asthma was 58% and 48% of the mean incidence during the 4 preceding years, respectively.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	939-941
Number of pages	3
Journal	Thorax
Volume	76
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216526
State	Published - 1 Sep 2021
Externally published	Yes

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COVID-19
respiratory infection

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Decrease in hospital admissions for respiratory diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide claims study

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