The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic-related lockdowns on orthopedic trauma emergencies at a level-one trauma center.
Valentin MesslerTim LeschingerNadine OttValentin RauschVolker BurstPeer EyselLars Peter MüllerMichael HacklPublished in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2023)
Orthopedic trauma emergency presentations were reduced during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Due to the reluctancy of patients to visit the emergency department during the pandemic, the proportions of relevant injuries in general and of upper limb injuries in particular as well as of patients requiring hospital admission and trauma-related surgery were significantly increased.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- emergency department
- end stage renal disease
- coronavirus disease
- newly diagnosed
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- ejection fraction
- upper limb
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- public health
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- minimally invasive
- trauma patients
- atrial fibrillation
- patient reported
- percutaneous coronary intervention