Table 1 Relative change in % and 95 confidence interval for all emergency department consultations, consultations by age group, acuity level, weekday, and hour of day, comparing every pandemic phase with the pre-pandemic reference period

Reference

−29.98% [− 32.21%; − 27.69%]

−8.30% [− 10.57%; − 5.97%]

− 25.66% [− 27.38%; − 23.89%]

−14.49% [− 17.00%; − 11.91%]

 0–19

Reference

− 39.37% [− 43.83%; − 34.56%]

− 7.74% [− 13.04%; − 2.13%]

−35.01% [− 38.53%; − 31.29%]

− 16.01% [− 21.71%; − 9.89%]

 20–39

Reference

−32.86% [− 35.50%; − 30.10%]

−11.56% [− 14.26%; − 8.78%]

− 31.57% [− 33.55%; − 29.54%]

−18.95% [− 21.89%; − 15.90%]

 40–59

Reference

−26.56% [− 28.93%; − 24.11%]

−7.30% [− 9.60%; − 4.93%]

− 24.47% [− 26.25%; − 22.64%]

− 13.29% [− 15.86%; − 10.64%]

 60–79

Reference

−23.95% [− 26.37%; − 21.45%]

−5.00% [− 7.33%; −2.60%]

− 18.72% [− 20.61%; − 16.79%]

−9.80% [− 12.43%; − 7.09%]

 80+

Reference

−27.71% [− 30.15%; − 25.18%]

− 10.15% [− 12.49%; − 7.75%]

−17.43% [− 19.46%; − 15.35%]

−14.39% [− 17.04%; − 11.66%]

 1 (immediate)

Reference

−24.30% [− 29.39%; − 18.83%]

−3.82% [− 8.60%; 1.20%]

−11.05% [− 15.27%; − 6.62%]

−1.48% [− 7.23%; 4.63%]

 2 (very urgent)

Reference

−25.02% [− 27.95%; − 21.98%]

−6.42% [− 9.22%; − 3.53%]

−13.52% [− 15.96%; − 11.00%]

−8.16% [− 11.42%; − 4.77%]

 3 (urgent)

Reference

−26.54% [− 29.06%; − 23.94%]

−3.96% [− 6.51%; − 1.34%]

−18.52% [− 20.56%; − 16.43%]

−7.73% [− 10.63%; − 4.72%]

 4 (standard)

Reference

−37.23% [− 40.06%; − 34.26%]

−11.98% [− 15.07%; − 8.77%]

− 35.49% [− 37.63%; − 33.28%]

−20.96% [− 24.26%; − 17.53%]

 5 (non urgent)

Reference

−31.93% [− 37.69%; − 25.64%]

−3.17% [− 9.51%; 3.61%]

− 29.21% [− 33.62%; − 24.50%]

−17.86% [− 24.25%; − 10.92%]

 Missing

Reference

− 8.28% [− 13.81%; − 2.40%]

− 18.60% [− 22.47%; − 14.53%]

− 27.06% [− 30.34%; − 23.63%]

− 25.75% [− 29.70%; − 21.59%]

 Monday

Reference

−28.93% [− 31.77%; − 25.96%]

−6.47% [− 9.35%; − 3.50%]

−22.72% [− 24.97%; − 20.39%]

− 13.11% [− 16.29%; − 9.81%]

 Tuesday

Reference

−28.27% [− 30.94%; − 25.50%]

−5.85% [− 8.53%; − 3.09%]

− 22.25% [− 24.35%; − 20.08%]

− 12.02% [− 15.01%; − 8.93%]

 Wednesday

Reference

−28.79% [− 31.47%; − 26.00%]

− 7.56% [− 10.24%; − 4.81%]

−24.08% [− 26.16%; − 21.93%]

−12.92% [− 15.92%; − 9.82%]

 Thursday

Reference

−28.88% [− 31.80%; − 25.84%]

− 8.24% [− 11.15%; − 5.24%]

−24.93% [− 27.18%; − 22.60%]

− 11.61% [− 14.93%; − 8.16%]

 Friday

Reference

−29.93% [− 33.07%; − 26.65%]

−10.37% [− 13.47%; − 7.16%]

− 29.43% [− 31.74%; − 27.04%]

−16.96% [− 20.37%; − 13.41%]

 Saturday

Reference

−34.04% [− 37.12%; − 30.82%]

− 11.90% [− 15.07%; − 8.61%]

−33.35% [− 35.63%; − 30.99%]

− 20.14% [− 23.56%; − 16.57%]

 Sunday

Reference

−31.08% [− 33.85%; − 28.20%]

−7.83% [− 10.68%; − 4.90%]

−23.29% [− 25.53%; − 20.98%]

− 14.90% [− 18.02%; − 11.65%]

 0

Reference

− 32.26% [− 36.70%; − 27.50%]

−11.00% [− 15.38%; − 6.40%]

−34.45% [− 37.62%; − 31.11%]

−26.99% [− 31.38%; − 22.33%]

 1

Reference

− 33.65% [− 38.47%; − 28.45%]

− 12.69% [− 17.44%; − 7.67%]

− 33.59% [− 37.14%; − 29.85%]

−26.90% [− 31.74%; − 21.71%]

 2

Reference

−33.53% [− 38.26%; − 28.43%]

− 14.30% [− 18.83%; − 9.53%]

− 31.61% [− 35.16%; − 27.86%]

−27.48% [− 32.17%; − 22.46%]

 3

Reference

−30.25% [− 35.20%; − 24.93%]

− 10.48% [− 15.16%; − 5.55%]

− 30.52% [− 34.14%; − 26.70%]

− 23.62% [− 28.52%; − 18.37%]

 4

Reference

−27.22% [− 32.48%; − 21.55%]

−10.43% [− 15.24%; − 5.34%]

−26.16% [− 30.06%; − 22.04%]

−20.49% [− 25.70%; − 14.91%]

 5

Reference

−19.90% [− 26.26%; − 12.98%]

5.07% [− 1.18%; 11.72%]

− 21.68% [− 26.28%; − 16.79%]

6.62% [− 0.85%; 14.65%]

 6

Reference

−10.86% [− 18.10%; − 2.97%]

14.54% [7.44%; 22.10%]

− 9.93% [− 15.32%; − 4.20%]

45.17% [34.81%; 56.33%]

 7

Reference

−16.13% [− 22.14%; − 9.65%]

14.03% [7.80%; 20.62%]

− 0.90% [− 6.04%; 4.53%]

30.57% [22.24%; 39.46%]

 8

Reference

−27.39% [− 31.18%; − 23.39%]

−3.44% [− 7.26%; 0.54%]

− 16.53% [− 19.68%; − 13.26%]

−1.71% [− 6.31%; 3.12%]

 9

Reference

−31.98% [− 34.65%; − 29.21%]

− 7.25% [− 9.96%; − 4.45%]

−21.52% [− 23.72%; − 19.25%]

− 11.04% [− 14.15%; − 7.83%]

 10

Reference

−30.23% [− 33.02%; − 27.32%]

−10.63% [− 13.34%; − 7.84%]

− 20.76% [− 23.04%; − 18.41%]

− 14.24% [− 17.34%; − 11.03%]

 11

Reference

− 31.52% [− 34.12%; − 28.83%]

−10.01% [− 12.57%; − 7.37%]

−20.78% [− 22.93%; − 18.57%]

−13.70% [− 16.62%; − 10.67%]

 12

Reference

−28.67% [− 31.32%; − 25.92%]

−10.48% [− 12.98%; − 7.89%]

−21.66% [− 23.76%; − 19.51%]

− 14.21% [− 17.08%; − 11.24%]

 13

Reference

−28.69% [− 31.40%; − 25.88%]

−7.85% [− 10.48%; − 5.15%]

−20.98% [− 23.14%; − 18.76%]

−15.79% [− 18.68%; − 12.81%]

 14

Reference

−28.39% [− 31.20%; − 25.46%]

−7.03% [− 9.77%; − 4.20%]

−21.69% [− 23.91%; − 19.40%]

−14.19% [− 17.22%; − 11.04%]

 15

Reference

−28.82% [− 31.53%; − 25.99%]

−8.38% [− 10.99%; − 5.68%]

−22.79% [− 24.92%; − 20.61%]

−12.34% [− 15.33%; − 9.25%]

 16

Reference

−28.95% [− 31.55%; − 26.25%]

− 8.84% [− 11.33%; − 6.29%]

−22.34% [− 24.39%; − 20.25%]

−13.60% [− 16.42%; − 10.69%]

 17

Reference

−29.57% [− 32.39%; − 26.64%]

−9.10% [− 11.83%; − 6.29%]

−25.73% [− 27.89%; − 23.52%]

−17.22% [− 20.20%; − 14.12%]

 18

Reference

−31.73% [− 34.75%; − 28.57%]

− 10.16% [− 13.15%; − 7.06%]

−30.69% [− 32.93%; − 28.38%]

−17.47% [− 20.76%; − 14.04%]

 19

Reference

−32.29% [− 35.35%; − 29.08%]

−9.22% [− 12.31%; − 6.02%]

−33.62% [− 35.83%; − 31.34%]

−17.99% [− 21.35%; − 14.50%]

 20

Reference

−32.93% [− 36.52%; − 29.12%]

−8.95% [− 12.66%; − 5.08%]

−37.74% [− 40.21%; − 35.17%]

− 22.06% [− 25.87%; − 18.05%]

 21

Reference

−31.90% [− 36.36%; − 27.12%]

−9.28% [− 13.84%; − 4.47%]

−40.02% [− 42.94%; − 36.94%]

−24.66% [− 29.20%; − 19.82%]

 22

Reference

−34.68% [− 38.96%; − 30.09%]

− 12.86% [− 17.23%; − 8.27%]

−40.59% [− 43.48%; − 37.55%]

−27.66% [− 32.02%; − 23.02%]

 23

Reference

−36.34% [− 40.69%; − 31.67%]

− 13.34% [− 17.81%; − 8.62%]

−39.93% [− 42.97%; − 36.74%]

− 27.75% [− 32.25%; − 22.95%]