Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on trauma care: a nationwide observational study.
Mitchell L S DriessenJan C van DitshuizenJob F WaalwijkGerrita van den BuntFrank F A IJpmaInge H F ReiningaAudrey A FiddelersKarin HabetsPaulien C M HommaMarleen H van den BergFrank W BloemersInger B SchipperLuke P H LeenenMariska A C de JonghPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2022)
The imposed restrictions in response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic led to diminished numbers of acute trauma admissions in the Netherlands. The long-lasting pressing demand for resources, including ICU services, has negatively affected trauma care. Further caution is warranted regarding the increased incidence of injuries related to violence and self-harm.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- healthcare
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- trauma patients
- palliative care
- mental health
- quality improvement
- affordable care act
- intensive care unit
- liver failure
- primary care
- coronavirus disease
- pain management
- risk factors
- drug induced
- cross sectional
- aortic dissection
- health insurance
- hepatitis b virus
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- chronic pain
- intimate partner violence