Requests from primary care for chest X-ray and CA125 measurements during the COVID-19 emergency: An observational study

S Michael Crawford, Colin Evans, Heather Edwards and Anna Zoltowski
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0638
Clin Med January 2021

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  • Table 1.

    Requests for chest X-ray from primary care

    JanFebMarAprMayJun
    2019899877827814957655
    20209607616125878217
    Ratio1.070.870.740.070.080.33
  • Table 2.

    Requests for serum CA125 from primary care

    JanFebMarAprMayJun
    2019300304282266302244
    202024725019563117211
    Ratio0.820.820.690.230.380.86
  • Table 3.

    Requests for chest X-ray from the emergency department

    JanFebMarAprMayJun
    2019935844880842890891
    2020959812725738757726
    Ratio1.030.960.820.880.850.82
  • Table 4.

    Comparison of reduction in chest X-ray requests by area of residence

    Mar 2019Mar 2020Apr 2019Apr 2020May 2019May 2020Jun 2019Jun 2020
    Keighley postcodes (BD20–22)4143253243748637312120
    Other surrounding area4902874902147141655217
    Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)0.75 (0.61–0.92)0.38 (0.22–0.65)0.81 (0.52–1.28)0.74 (0.54–1.00)

    • Odds ratio <1 means referrals from other postcodes decreased more than from BD20–22.

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Requests from primary care for chest X-ray and CA125 measurements during the COVID-19 emergency: An observational study
S Michael Crawford, Colin Evans, Heather Edwards, Anna Zoltowski
Clinical Medicine Jan 2021, 21 (1) e45-e47; DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0638
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