Impact of the first COVID-19 shutdown on patient volumes and surgical procedures of a Level I trauma center.

Carolin A Kreis Birte Ortmann Moritz Freistuehler Rene Hartensuer Hugo Van Aken Michael J Raschke Benedikt Schliemann

Published in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2021)

This analysis shows a decrease of total patient numbers in an emergency department of a Level I trauma center and a decrease of the total number of operations during the shutdown period. Concurrently, we observed an increase of severe open fractures and emergency operations. Furthermore, trauma mechanism changed with less traffic, work and sports-related accidents.

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