"Reduced Outpatient Obstetrics and Gynecology Visits During COVID-19 Pandemic in a Medium-Sized Regional Hospital, Japan"

Abstract

This prospective study was carried out by retrieving outpatient visit data from registries of Matsunami General Medical Center (Gifu, Japan) and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The data collected from January 2018 to March 2020 was categorized The COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial disruption to many healthcare services. The purpose of this brief report was to describe changes in the number of outpatient obstetrics and gynecology visits at the medium-sized regional hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Outpatient visit data was retrieved from registries of the medical center and the obstetrics and gynecology department. We compared the number of visits from April 2020 to September 2021 (pandemic period) with those from January 2018 to March 2020 (pre-pandemic). Results: During the pre-pandemic period, approximately 10% of total visits The visits during the initial was significantly lower than the pre-pandemic period (852 49.1 55.3, p<0.05). The refrain from consultation for obstetrics and gynecology care remained throughout the pandemic ± 77.7).