Clinical outcomes of non-COVID-19 orthopaedic patients admitted during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-centre interrupted time series analysis across hospitals in six different countries.
Lotje Anna HoogervorstPieter StijnenMarco AlbiniNina JandaAndrew J StewardsonKiran PatelRob G H H NelissenPerla J Marang-van de MheenPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
Acute, subacute, as well as elective orthopaedic hospital admissions volumes were reduced in all global participating hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic, while overall patient outcomes for most admitted non-COVID-19 patients remained the same despite the strain caused by the surge of COVID-19 patients.