Table 1 Comparison of healthcare utilization, specific diagnoses and complaints and hospitalisation after the implementation of pandemic-related lockdown in Germany

overall ED visits (n=)

26.8 (1.5)

9.7 (1)

0.005

visits during daytime hours (n=)

10.1 (1.5)

3.5 (0.6)

< 0.001

visits outside daytime hours (n=)

16.6 (1.9)

5.9 (0.8)

< 0.001

patient age (years)

5.8 (0.2)

5.8 (0.3)

p0.64

ED visits by children < 1year of age (%)

16.6 (1.4)

23.1 (1.7)

< 0.01

ED visits by children < 6yrs. of age (%)

62 (1.9)

61.7 (2.9)

p0.93

proportion of female patients (%)

44.9 (1.6)

42.5 (2.7)

p0.39

patients with noncommunicable diseases (n=)

11.2 (0.7)

4.7 (0.5)

< 0.001

patients with communicable diseases (n=)

15.1 (1.5)

4.5 (0.5)

< 0.001

patients with communicable diseases (%)

45 (2.9)

54.5 (3.9)

p0.19

patients with intoxications or injuries (n=)

1.3 (0.2)

0.3 (0.1)

p < 0.001

patients with diagnoses affecting the GIT (n=)

0.1 (0.2)

0.4 (0.1)

p < 0.001

patients with diagnoses affecting the eyes or ears (n=)

0.7 (0.2)

0.1 (0.1)

p < 0.001

patients with respiratory infections or signs thereof (n=)

4.9 (0.5)

1.6 (0.3)

p < 0.001

patients with ear and throat infections or signs thereof (n=)

2.5 (0.4)

0.3 (0.1)

p < 0.001

patients with GIT infections or signs thereof (n=)

2.9 (0.5)

0.4 (0.1)

p < 0.001

patients hospitalised from the ED (n=)

4.9 (0.5)

3 0.3)

p < 0.001

hospitalisation rate of all ED patients (%)

13.9 (1.6)

26.6 (3.3)

p < 0.001

duration hospitalisations of hospitalised ED patients (days)

5.5 (0.6)

4.5 (0.3)

p 0.9