Retrospective study about fear from COVID-19 that makes the patients reluctant to present to otolaryngology outpatients clinic in Medina of Basra Province in Iraq

Medical Journal of Babylon

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Haider Kadhem Saeed¹  Firas Tawfeek²  Ahmed Al Abbasi²  Safaa Sahib Naji Sultan³  Majed Mohammed Taq⁴ 

[1] Department of Otolaryngology, Medina General Hospital, Alzahra Medical College;Department of Otolaryngology, Basra General Hospital;Department of Otolaryngology, Medina General Hospital, Alzahra Medical College, Basra, Iraq, Department of Otolaryngology, Babylon Medical College;Medina General Hospital

关键词: 2019;    Basra;    COVID-19;    otolaryngology;   

DOI  :  10.4103/MJBL.MJBL_20_21

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

【 摘 要 】

Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the difference in numbers and nature of otolaryngology outpatient clinic presentation during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era. Materials and Methods: A retrospective comparative study was performed in a single hospital (Medina General Hospital); all data were obtained by reviewing outpatient clinic data records for March, April, and May 2020. The corresponding period from 2019 was also collected for comparison. Results: A total of 551 patients were seen in the otolaryngology department of the outpatient clinic during the COVID-19 era of March, April, and May 2020, compared to 1837 patients who were seen in the same period of 2019 making around 70% drop in the total number of patients visiting ENT outpatient clinic during the COVID-19 era of 2020. Conclusion: Fear of getting COVID-19 infection along with enforcement of quarantine and social distancing resulted in a great drop in the quantity and quality of patients consulting outpatient clinic in Medina General Hospital during March, April, and May 2020.

【 授权许可】

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