Impact of COVID-19 Preventative Measures on Otolaryngology in Taiwan: A Nationwide Study.

Hsiao-Yun Cho, Chia-Hung Hung, Yi-Wei Kao, Ben-Chang Shia, Mingchih Chen

Abstract read

In one paragraph

Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it

0cells of the map it votes in

0citing papers in PubMed

–field-weighted citation impact

1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Hsiao-Yun ChoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, Fu Jen Catholic University, No. 69, Guizi Road, Taishan Distict, New Taipei City 24352, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-9786-5371

Chia-Hung HungGraduate Institute of Business Administration, College of Management, Fu Jen Catholic University, No. 510, Zhongzhen Road, Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City 24205, Taiwan.

Yi-Wei KaoArtificial Intelligence Development Center, Fu Jen Catholic University, No. 510, Zhongzheng Road, Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City 24205, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-7891-9514

Ben-Chang ShiaGraduate Institute of Business Administration, College of Management, Fu Jen Catholic University, No. 510, Zhongzhen Road, Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City 24205, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-2854-8361

Mingchih ChenGraduate Institute of Business Administration, College of Management, Fu Jen Catholic University, No. 510, Zhongzhen Road, Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City 24205, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-8278-0033

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTaiwan always had low case rates of COVID-19 compared with other countries due to its immediate control and preventive measures. However, the effects of its policies that started on 2020 for otolaryngology patients were unknown; therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the nationwide database to know the impact of COVID-19 preventative measures on the diseases and cases of otolaryngology in 2020.

methodA case-compared, retrospective, cohort database study using the nationwide database was collected from 2018 to 2020. All of the information from outpatients and unexpected inpatients with diagnoses, odds ratios, and correlation matrix was analyzed.

resultsThe number of outpatients decreased in 2020 compared to in 2018 and 2019. Thyroid disease and lacrimal system disorder increased in 2020 compared to 2019. There was no difference in carcinoma in situ, malignant neoplasm, cranial nerve disease, trauma, fracture, and burn/corrosion/frostbite within three years. There was a highly positive correlation between upper and lower airway infections.

conclusionsCOVID-19 preventative measures can change the numbers of otolaryngology cases and the distributions of the disease. Efficient redistribution of medical resources should be developed to ensure a more equitable response for the future.

Indexed as

COVID-19OtolaryngologyCohort StudiesHumansRetrospective StudiesTaiwanCOVID-19otolaryngologyTaiwan

Identifiers

PMID36834066

DOI10.3390/ijerph20043371

PMCPMC9959067

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata

LicenceCC BY

Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.