Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown Measures on the Incidence of Peritonsillar Abscess: A Retrospective Study DOI Creative Commons
P Kiss, Ulrich Moser,

Michael Habenbacher

и другие.

Life, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(12), С. 1554 - 1554

Опубликована: Ноя. 26, 2024

Background/Objectives: During the COVID-19 pandemic, Austria, like many European countries, implemented lockdown measures to curb viral transmission. These public health interventions, including social distancing and improved hygiene, were anticipated affect various infectious diseases. This study aimed assess whether incidence of peritonsillar abscess, a severe upper respiratory inflammatory disease, decreased during period 2020 compared previous years. Methods: retrospective analyzed all patients diagnosed with abscess from 2010 at Department Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University Graz. Patients grouped based on onset disease into two periods: (16 March–29 May) rest year = Period 2 (1 January–15 March 30 May–31 December). The was in same timeframe years 2019 using chi-squared tests Poisson regression models. Results: A total 1768 (female: 44%, male: 56%; mean age: 34.6 ± 18.4 years) treated between Otolaryngology, analysis revealed that proportion abscesses 1 (15/127, 12%) significantly lower than (36/164, 22%) (p 0.004). rate cases per higher each < 0.05). Conclusions: findings suggest contributed reduction highlighting broader impact interventions Further research is needed explore effects other infections

Язык: Английский

Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown Measures on the Incidence of Peritonsillar Abscess: A Retrospective Study DOI Creative Commons
P Kiss, Ulrich Moser,

Michael Habenbacher

и другие.

Life, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(12), С. 1554 - 1554

Опубликована: Ноя. 26, 2024

Background/Objectives: During the COVID-19 pandemic, Austria, like many European countries, implemented lockdown measures to curb viral transmission. These public health interventions, including social distancing and improved hygiene, were anticipated affect various infectious diseases. This study aimed assess whether incidence of peritonsillar abscess, a severe upper respiratory inflammatory disease, decreased during period 2020 compared previous years. Methods: retrospective analyzed all patients diagnosed with abscess from 2010 at Department Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University Graz. Patients grouped based on onset disease into two periods: (16 March–29 May) rest year = Period 2 (1 January–15 March 30 May–31 December). The was in same timeframe years 2019 using chi-squared tests Poisson regression models. Results: A total 1768 (female: 44%, male: 56%; mean age: 34.6 ± 18.4 years) treated between Otolaryngology, analysis revealed that proportion abscesses 1 (15/127, 12%) significantly lower than (36/164, 22%) (p 0.004). rate cases per higher each < 0.05). Conclusions: findings suggest contributed reduction highlighting broader impact interventions Further research is needed explore effects other infections

Язык: Английский

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