Significant increase in the incidence of high-risk pulmonary embolism during the COVID-19 shutdown: The pandemic response causes serious collateral consequences

Eur J Intern Med. 2020 Dec:82:120-122. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2020.10.007. Epub 2020 Oct 6.

Authors

Paul Gressenberger¹, Thomas Gary², Reinhard B Raggam², Andrea Borenich³, Marianne Brodmann²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Austria. Electronic address: paul.gressenberger@medunigraz.at.
² Division of Angiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Austria.
³ Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Documentation, Medical University of Graz, Austria.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Delay; Pulmonary embolism.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Austria / epidemiology
COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / prevention & control*
Health Services Accessibility*
Humans
Incidence
Physical Distancing*
Pulmonary Embolism / epidemiology*
Retrospective Studies