The Effects on the Number of Patients Visiting the Emergency Units: Comparison Study Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia

Figures & data

Figure 1 Daily new cases in Saudi Arabia.

Figure 2 Number of patients visited the emergency room between 2018 to 2020.

Table 1 Number of Patients Attending ED in 2018, 2019 and 2020 from January to September

Year	2018	2019	2020
January	19,254	19,537	15,908
February	18,882	19,591	17,079
March	20,616	23,257	13,079
April	18,878	18,719	5707
May	16,195	16,182	8687
June	14,540	15,887	7466
July	14,908	15,474	8704
August	15,844	15,863	9906
September	19,048	17,753	10,967

Table 2 Descriptive Statistics for 2018 and 2019

Sample	N	Mean	Standard Deviation	Standard Error Mean
2018	9	17,574	2204	735
2019	9	18,029	2545	848

Table 3 Estimation for Paired Difference of the Population Mean for 2018 and 2019

Mean	Standard Deviation	Standard Error Mean	95% Confidence Level of the Mean Differences μ_
−455	1091	364	(−1294, 384)

Table 4 Descriptive Statistics for 2019 and 2020

Sample	N	Mean	Standard Deviation	Standard Error Mean
2019	9	18,029	2545	848
2020	9	10,834	3831	1277

Table 5 Estimation for Paired Difference of the Population Mean for 2019 and 2020

Mean	Standard Deviation	Standard Error Mean	95% Confidence Level of the Mean Differences μ_
7196	3179	1060	(4752, 9639)

Table 6 Patient and Treatment Classifications

Category	Classification
1	New File (new ED patient)
2	Old File (existing ED patient)
3	Referrals
4	Injection
5	Nebulizer
6	Follow Up
7	Electrocardiogram
8	Minor Surgery
9	Plaster Cast
10	Special Procedure
11	Road Traffic Accidents (RTS)
12	Other

Table 7 Shows the Number of Adult Patients with an Existing File Attending the ED

Month	Old File in 2020	Old File in 2019
Jan	5536	5942
Feb	5900	14,330
Mar	5298	6949
Apr	2156	13,065
May	2824	5584
Jun	2415	5405
Jul	2714	5422
Aug	3408	5552
Sep	3765	5570

Table 8 Shows the Number of New Adult Patients Attending the ED

	New File in 2020	New Files in 2019
Jan	583	692
Feb	574	593
Mar	705	754
Apr	598	660
May	1895	639
Jun	472	721
Jul	623	732
Aug	588	628
Sep	540	637

Table 9 Shows the Number of Existing Pediatric Patients Attending the ED

Month	Old File in 2020	Old File in 2019
Jan	4340	6706
Feb	5192	7382
Mar	2868	9028
Apr	543	6078
May	861	4335
Jun	948	4199
Jul	1126	3464
Aug	1636	4046
Sep	2174	5383

Table 10 Shows the Number of New Pediatric Patients Attending the ED

Month	New File 2020	New File 2019
Jan	347	361
Feb	264	374
Mar	202	447
Apr	57	309
May	94	257
Jun	104	310
Jul	116	258
Aug	126	258
Sep	150	341