Influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on the patient mix in German emergency departments

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00022188

Enrollment

500000

Registered

2020-06-15

Start date

2020-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

All patients of the participating emergency departments, regardless of presenting complaints and diagnosis

Interventions

Group 1: Patients from the period of the the corona pandemic (Q1/Q2, 2020) Group 2: Patients from the reference period 12 months before the corona pandemic (Q1/Q2, 2019) Group 3: Patients from the ref

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Documented presentation in one of the emergency departments of the German Emergency Department Data Registry (AKTIN) during one of the observation or reference periods in 2019, 2020, or 2021

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: no

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Frequency of different presenting complaints in German emergency departments during the Covid-19 pandemic in comparison to the period 12 months before the pandemic and 12 months after	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Mode of referral, Urgency of treatment after initial assessment (triage), initial vital signs (respiratory frequency, oxygen saturation, heart rate, systolic blood pressure, GCS), discharge after emergency admission treatment Documentation quality (data completeness, especially of vital parameters)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactWiebke Schirrmeister

Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Universitätsklinik für Unfallchirurgie

wiebke.schirrmeister@med.ovgu.de+493916117186

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026