Use of emergency department services influenced by environmental factors such as weather conditions, infectious disease incidence and air pollution data
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Retrospective single-arm analysis of all emergency department visits of the participating hospitals in the period from from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2024.
The participating hospitals ar
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein & Universität zu Lübeck
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients who presented to an emergency department of the participating hospitals between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2024.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quantitative analysis of emergency room treatments over a defined period of time in relation to weather and environmental factors (e.g. temperature, precipitation, air pollutants). The study analyses both total case numbers and differentiated by diseases, including a location-specific breakdown. Investigation of age- and gender-specific differences to identify vulnerable population groups. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Development of predictive models to estimate climate- and weather-related peaks in emergency care, aiming to support early intervention strategies and proactive resource planning within the healthcare system. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactKlaas Franzen
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein & Universität zu Lübeck
Outcome results
None listed