Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on severe trauma trends and healthcare system reassessment in Lombardia, Italy: an analysis from the regional trauma registry.

Riccardo GiudiciArmando LancioniHedwige GayGabriele BassiOsvaldo ChiaraClaudio MareNicola LatronicoAntonio PesentiRoberto FaccincaniLuca CabriniRoberto FumagalliArturo ChieregatoLaura BrianiFabrizio SammartanoGiuseppe SechiAlberto ZoliAndrea PagliosaGiuseppe FotiErika BorottoAlessandra PaloOliviero ValotiMarco BotteriMichele CarlucciElisa ReitanoRoberto Bini

Published in: World journal of emergency surgery : WJES (2021)

The COVID-19 outbreak affected the epidemiology of severe trauma patients. An increase in trauma patient admissions to a few designated facilities with high level of care obtained satisfactory results, while COVID-19 patients overwhelmed resources of most other hospitals.

Keyphrases

trauma patients
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palliative care
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health insurance