Requests from primary care for chest X-ray and CA125 measurements during the COVID-19 emergency: An observational study
| Autor: | Colin Evans, S Michael Crawford, Anna Zoltowski, Heather Edwards |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Tuberculosis Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Primary care 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pandemic Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Lung Pandemics Retrospective Studies business.industry SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 rapid report COVID-19 General Medicine Emergency department medicine.disease United Kingdom Emergency medicine Observational study Radiography Thoracic business Emergency Service Hospital |
| Zdroj: | Clin Med (Lond) |
| Popis: | During the first 3 months of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic developed, it was noticed that requests from primary care for investigations were decreasing, including those that form part of the diagnostic process for cancers. We therefore obtained data on the requests from primary care for chest X-rays (CXRs) and CA125 measurement our hospital received in the first half of 2020 and compared them with 2019. The number of CXRs declined by 93% in April 2020 compared with 2019, with the decline being greater for patient living in outlying areas. Requests from the emergency department also declined. Requests for CA125 measurement similarly fell by 77% from all areas. The requests increased in June, CA125 more than CXR. If this phenomenon is widespread it may have an impact on diagnosis of major conditions, particularly cancers and tuberculosis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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