Reduced Rate of Inpatient Hospital Admissions in 18 German University Hospitals During the COVID-19 Lockdown

• Main Authors: Lorenz A. Kapsner (Author), Marvin O. Kampf (Author), Susanne A. Seuchter (Author), Julian Gruendner (Author), Christian Gulden (Author), Sebastian Mate (Author), Jonathan M. Mang (Author), Christina Schüttler (Author), Noemi Deppenwiese (Author), Linda Krause (Author), Daniela Zöller (Author), Julien Balig (Author), Timo Fuchs (Author), Patrick Fischer (Author), Christian Haverkamp (Author), Martin Holderried (Author), Gerhard Mayer (Author), Holger Stenzhorn (Author), Ana Stolnicu (Author), Michael Storck (Author), Holger Storf (Author), Jochen Zohner (Author), Oliver Kohlbacher (Author), Adam Strzelczyk (Author), Jürgen Schüttler (Author), Till Acker (Author), Martin Boeker (Author), Udo X. Kaisers (Author), Hans A. Kestler (Author), Hans-Ulrich Prokosch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused strains on health systems worldwide disrupting routine hospital services for all non-COVID patients. Within this retrospective study, we analyzed inpatient hospital admissions across 18 German university hospitals during the 2020 lockdown period compared to 2018. Pat...