We investigated Google Trends with using the keywords “pulmonary embolism” (PE) within the definition of “condition,” setting the geographical location to “United States,” and limiting our analysis to the past 5 years (i.e., from August 2017 to August 2022). The results of this infodemiological analysis show that the median weekly Google Trends score for “PE” has significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic (48; IQR, 45–53) compared to the period before (45; IQR, 42–50; p<0.001), thus suggesting that the burden of PE may have indeed increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Increased Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US: An Infodemiological Analysis
Mattiuzzi, Camilla;Lippi, Giuseppe
2023-01-01
Abstract
We investigated Google Trends with using the keywords “pulmonary embolism” (PE) within the definition of “condition,” setting the geographical location to “United States,” and limiting our analysis to the past 5 years (i.e., from August 2017 to August 2022). The results of this infodemiological analysis show that the median weekly Google Trends score for “PE” has significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic (48; IQR, 45–53) compared to the period before (45; IQR, 42–50; p<0.001), thus suggesting that the burden of PE may have indeed increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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