Hip Fracture Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Korea.
Clin Orthop Surg
; 13(4): 474-481, 2021 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1551695
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this study was to introduce a screening system for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), to evaluate the overall orthopedic management in hip fracture patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, and to compare the surgical results in hip fracture patients during the COVID-19 pandemic with those of the previous year.METHODS:
Hip fracture patients who visited emergency rooms were screened at the screening clinics before admission. The medical management was carried out with the medical staff wearing surgical masks, meticulous hand hygiene observed, and a minimum distance of 2 m between patients maintained. The demographics, operative parameters, and surgical results of patients treated during the pandemic were compared with those from the previous year.RESULTS:
From January 2020 to July 21, 2020, 119 patients with hip fractures (33 men and 86 women) were admitted to our institution for surgical treatment. Five patients showed symptoms of pneumonia, but no patient was positive for COVID-19. The mortality rate during the study period was 4.2%, and none of the patients died due to COVID-19. The interval between admission and surgery and the length of hospital stay were significantly shorter (p = 0.008, p = 0.002) and the proportion of spinal anesthesia was greater in hip fracture patients during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to those from the previous year (p = 0.011).CONCLUSIONS:
The COVID-19 screening system for hip fracture patients has proven to be effective in preventing intrahospital spread of the disease. Hip fracture surgery performed during the COVID-19 pandemic has shown comparable results without any COVID-19 infection and COVID-19-related mortality.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Hip Fractures
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Orthop Surg
Journal subject:
Orthopedics
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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