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Two radiologists from each hospital defined the cases as positive or negative findings, based on independent blind readings of the imaging studies. In the case of differences in the evaluation, consensus was reached amongst them via discussion. Continuous measurements are presented as median and interquartile range, while categorical measurements are presented as frequency and percentage; p-values were calculated using the t-test, Mann-Whitney test, and the \u03c72 test.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>There were 745 patients (53% male; 62 years [44-78]) who underwent radiological examinations in 2020 vs. 2623 (52% male; 56 years [35-76]) in 2019 (p &lt; 0.001). Furthermore, the total number of ED exams dropped from 3206 (2019) to 939 (2020), with a\u00a0relative increase of CT examinations from 23% to 33% (p &lt; 0.001). The percentage of patients with a\u00a0positive finding was significantly higher in 2020 (355, 48%) compared to 2019 (684, 26%) (p &lt; 0.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our findings show that despite the reduction of emergency radiological examinations, there was a\u00a0rela\u00adtive increase in the number of positive cases. 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