An Examination of the factors which may affect the duration of admission
to the hospital of panic diagnosed patients during and pre-COVID-19
pandemic
Abstract
Background: The present study aimed to determine the duration of
hospital admission of the panic diagnosed patients, examine the factors
that may influence hospital admission time, and identify the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admission time. Materials and methods:
In this study, the panic diagnosed patients between January 2018 and
January 2021 were determined. These patients’ demographic, clinical, and
panic diagnosis form data were documented. The duration of hospital
admission of patients during and pre-COVID-19 pandemic period was
determined. Results: There were 65 panic diagnosed cases, of which one
One patient had leukocytoclastic vasculitis, 10 patients had uterine
contents without villi or trophoblasts, and 54 patients had unexpected
malignancy. The mean time of admission to the hospital of verbally
informed and not verbally informed cases were five days and 156 days,
respectively in the pre-COVID group. All cases in the COVID pandemic
group were verbally informed about panic diagnosis by phone call. The
mean time (day) of admission to the hospital was 18.3 days (1-40).
Admission times were on mean about 13.3 days longer in verbally informed
cases in the COVID pandemic group compared to verbally informed cases in
the pre-COVID group. Conclusion: We determined a dramatic decrease in
the number of panic diagnosed cases during the COVID pandemic and
patients who are verbally informed admitted to the hospital in a shorter
time. Integrations of hospital panic diagnosis notification systems to
health application programs and primary responsible family physician’s
systems may be useful for preventing unwanted delays.