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Impact of COVID‑19 infection on emergency obstetric and gynecological transport 

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    • Tamami Tsuzuki
    • Marina Minami
    • Ryuhei Nagai
    • Hina Miyata
    • Kingo Nishiyama
    • Narufumi Suganuma
    • Nagamasa Maeda
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    Affiliations: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan, Department of Environmental Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan, Medical Course, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan, Department of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan
    Copyright: © Tsuzuki et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY 4.0].
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The spread of COVID‑19 affected emergency medical care worldwide. Studies have observed various impacts of COVID‑19, depending on the intensity of infection control measures, the number of medical facilities and the demographic composition of the region. However, reports on the impact on emergency medicine in rural cities or in the field of obstetrics and gynecology are limited. Therefore, the present study examined the impact of COVID‑19 infection on the emergency transfer of patients with obstetric and gynecological diseases, where medical resources are limited. A cross‑sectional study was conducted using a publicly available database. From 2019 to 2021, there were 635 obstetrics and gynecology transfers, which were divided into obstetric and gynecological diseases. The year 2019 was defined as the pre‑pandemic period, while the other 2 years were labeled as the post‑pandemic period. The number of transports, post‑transportation outcomes and the percentage of transfers and the time required for transport were examined. The number of transfers did not change significantly during the post‑pandemic period. In obstetric diseases, the number of transported patients who did not require hospitalization increased, and transfers from primary facilities decreased during the post‑pandemic period. There was no change in severity or transport type for gynecological diseases, nor in the time required for transport for both obstetric and gynecological cases. The impact of infectious diseases on emergency transfers for obstetric and gynecological cases was considered low. Whether the increase in COVID‑19 cases not requiring hospitalization and the decrease in transfers in obstetrics cases were due to the impact of infectious diseases remains unclear; thus, further studies are required.
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Tsuzuki, T., Minami, M., Nagai, R., Miyata, H., Nishiyama, K., Suganuma, N., & Maeda, N. (2024). Impact of COVID‑19 infection on emergency obstetric and gynecological transport . World Academy of Sciences Journal, 6, 35. https://doi.org/10.3892/wasj.2024.250
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Tsuzuki, T., Minami, M., Nagai, R., Miyata, H., Nishiyama, K., Suganuma, N., Maeda, N."Impact of COVID‑19 infection on emergency obstetric and gynecological transport ". World Academy of Sciences Journal 6.4 (2024): 35.
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Tsuzuki, T., Minami, M., Nagai, R., Miyata, H., Nishiyama, K., Suganuma, N., Maeda, N."Impact of COVID‑19 infection on emergency obstetric and gynecological transport ". World Academy of Sciences Journal 6, no. 4 (2024): 35. https://doi.org/10.3892/wasj.2024.250
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Tsuzuki, T., Minami, M., Nagai, R., Miyata, H., Nishiyama, K., Suganuma, N., & Maeda, N. (2024). Impact of COVID‑19 infection on emergency obstetric and gynecological transport . World Academy of Sciences Journal, 6, 35. https://doi.org/10.3892/wasj.2024.250
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Tsuzuki, T., Minami, M., Nagai, R., Miyata, H., Nishiyama, K., Suganuma, N., Maeda, N."Impact of COVID‑19 infection on emergency obstetric and gynecological transport ". World Academy of Sciences Journal 6.4 (2024): 35.
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Tsuzuki, T., Minami, M., Nagai, R., Miyata, H., Nishiyama, K., Suganuma, N., Maeda, N."Impact of COVID‑19 infection on emergency obstetric and gynecological transport ". World Academy of Sciences Journal 6, no. 4 (2024): 35. https://doi.org/10.3892/wasj.2024.250
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