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The main outcome variable was the occurrence of studied infections during the evaluated periods. Other study variables were age, gender, residence area, speciality, specific cause for the emergency department visit and admission to ward.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>There was a significant 37% decrease in the number of infection patients in 2020 compared to the years 2019 and 2018 (1894 vs. 2929 and 3077, respectively, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001). A mean decrease of 51% (from 1319 and 1249 patients in 2018 and 2019, respectively, to 592 patients in 2020) was seen in the \u201cOther ENT respiratory infection\u201d category. ENT patients were 51% less likely to be admitted to the ward in 2020 compared to 2019 and 2018 (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.013).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A significant decrease was observed in the volume of emergency department visits for orofacial and respiratory infections during the COVID-19-pandemic in 2020 compared to the non-COVID periods.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Clinical relevance<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>It seems that social distancing, facial mask wearing, and other infection prevention precautions have changed the accustomed patient profile in orofacial and respiratory infections.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00405-021-07107-7","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,1]],"date-time":"2021-10-01T05:11:31Z","timestamp":1633065091000},"page":"1615-1620","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on orofacial and respiratory infections in ear, nose, and throat and oral and maxillofacial surgery emergency departments: a retrospective study of 7900 patients"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"279","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9751-9279","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aleksi","family":"Haapanen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Johanna","family":"Uittamo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jussi","family":"Furuholm","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Antti","family":"M\u00e4kitie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Johanna","family":"Sn\u00e4ll","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,10,1]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1 Suppl","key":"7107_CR1","first-page":"1","volume":"130","author":"JB Anon","year":"2004","unstructured":"Anon JB, Jacobs MR, Poole MD et al (2004) Antimicrobial treatment guidelines for acute bacterial rhinosinusitis. 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