Comparative analysis of the trauma care profile before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in a tertiary university hospital.
Julia Santa Cruz GobettiMariam Bleibel ZraikCamila Beckmann AfornaliCaio Henrique Marchette GoveiaCarlos Roberto Naufel JuniorGuilherme Andrade CoelhoSuelen Geisemara Barcelar NunesEduardo Bolicenha SimmPublished in: Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes (2023)
there was a reduction in trauma care during the pandemic, but the profile remained the adult male victim of a traffic accident. More severe traumas were admitted, resulting in an increase in surgical treatment, hospitalizations and deaths.