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ArticleDermatologic therapy2020

Influence of COVID-19 pandemic on hospitalizations at the tertiary dermatology department in south-west Poland.

Rafał Białynicki-Birula, Iga Siemasz, Agnieszka Otlewska, Łukasz Matusiak, Jacek C Szepietowski

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Article in Dermatologic therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rafał Białynicki-BirulaDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2603-4220
Iga SiemaszDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Agnieszka OtlewskaDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0622-8570
Łukasz MatusiakDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2067-4929
Jacek C SzepietowskiDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0766-6342
Wroclaw Medical University · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

New virus SARS-Cov-2 infection has spread over the world affecting all daily activities, including functioning of health services. Due to pandemic, many hospitals were ordered to re-organize their work. The aim of the current report was to evaluate the influence of COVID-19 pandemic on the hospitalizations at the tertiary dermatology department in south-west Poland. Two corresponding periods of 2019 and 2020 were compared in aspect of number of hospitalizations, sex, and age profile of inpatients. We clearly showed a significant reduction of hospitalized patients during the pandemic period, with marked reduction of female patients. Moreover, the significant decrease of admissions to dermatology ward was observed within children and patients older than 70 years. Patients with chronic inflammatory dermatoses (eg, atopic dermatitis, eczemas, lichen planus, pityriasis rubra pilaris) were less often hospitalized during the pandemic period. In contrast, patients suffering from dermatitis due to substances taken internally, erysipelas, syphilis, and primary cutaneous lymphomas constituted significantly higher rate of hospitalized subjects in the year 2020.

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BetacoronavirusPandemicsAdolescentAdultAgedChildChild, PreschoolComorbidityCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19DermatologyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospitalizationHumansMaleCOViD-19dermatology servicehospitalizationsSARS-Cov-2

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PMID32478949
PMCPMC7300546
OpenAlexW3031322750

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