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Covid-19: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on inpatient procedure volumes in Switzerland

  • Funded by State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation SERI (Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation)
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Grant number: 0142004794

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2021
    2022

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $16,364.01

  • Funder

    State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation SERI (Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation)

  • Principal Investigator

    Sektion Forschung am Menschen

  • Research Location

    N/A

  • Lead Research Institution

    N/A

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Indirect health impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

The project examines the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the number of inpatient procedures performed in Switzerland since the beginning of the pandemic. In a first step, claims data from a large Swiss health insurer will be used to create two patient cohorts: one in the years 2017-2019 (control years) and one in 2020 (pandemic year). In a second step, data from the Federal Statistical Office will be used, which contains information on all hospital stays in Swiss hospitals. The project places a special focus on non-Covid-19 related healthcare in the areas of cardiovascular, orthopedic and oncological procedures. The aim is to create a sound data basis and to identify vulnerable populations in terms of under-provision.