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. 2022 Sep 1;12(3):105–112. doi: 10.6705/j.jacme.202209_12(3).0003

Table 2 . Comparison of patient volumes with different triage level before and after COVID-19 epidemic .

a Pre-pandemic period defined from March to December in 2019.

Group

High triage level (I, II)

Low triage level (III, IV, V)

Pre-pandemic ED visits a (%)

Pandemic ED visits b (%)

Decreased rate (%)

p value

Pre-pandemic ED visits (%)

Pandemic ED visits (%)

Decreased rate (%)

p value

Hospital A

14,598 (19.0)

11,040 (18.7)

24

< 0.001 *

62,295 (81.0)

48,111 (81.3)

23

< 0.001 *

Hospital B

6,987 (19.9)

5,897 (20.7)

16

< 0.001 *

28,153 (80.1)

22,596 (79.3)

20

< 0.001 *

Hospital C

7,652 (14.7)

6,772 (15.5)

12

< 0.001 *

44,227 (85.3)

36,934 (84.5)

16

< 0.001 *