Table 1 Number of emergency admissions by month of admission between the pre-COVID (2017–2019) and during COVID (2020) cohorts, with the results of binomial probability tests
From: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency hospital cancer admissions in a UK region
Month of Emergency Admission | Patient Cohorts | Percentage change in Admissions from Pre-COVID to During COVID | Binomial Probability Test Results are 2020 levels significantly different from the expected 25%? (95% Confidence Intervals) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-COVID (2017–2019 Average) | During COVID (2020) | |||
March | 353 (10·2%) | 298 (9·8%) | - 15·6% | p = 0·005, 22·0% (19·8% to 24·3%) |
April | 351 (10·2%) | 286 (9·4%) | - 18·5% | p = 0·001, 21·4% (19·2% to 23·7%) |
May | 354 (10·2%) | 319 (10·5%) | - 9·9% | p = 0·056, 23·1% (20·9% to 25·4%) |
June | 350 (10·1%) | 351 (11·6%) | + 0·3% | p = 0·539, 25·1% (22·8% to 27·4%) |
July | 376 (10·9%) | 360 (11·9%) | - 4·3% | p = 0·246, 24·2% (22·0% to 26·5%) |
August | 359 (10·4%) | 335 (11·1%) | - 6·7% | p = 0·138, 23·7% (21·5% to 26·0%) |
September | 336 (9·7%) | 311 (10·3%) | - 7·4% | p = 0·119, 23·6% (21·3% to 26·0%) |
October | 340 (9·8%) | 283 (9·3%) | - 16·8% | p = 0·003, 21·7% (19·5% to 24·1%) |
November | 340 (9·8%) | 291 (9·6%) | - 14·4% | p = 0·009, 22·2% (20·0% to 24·5%) |
December | 298 (8·6%) | 197 (6·5%) | - 33·9% | p < 0·001, 18·1% (15·8% to 20·5%) |
Total | 3457 (100%) | 3031 (100%) | - 12·3% | |