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Decrease in Trauma Admissions with COVID-19 Pandemic.
Kamine, Tovy H; Rembisz, Adam; Barron, Rebecca J; Baldwin, Carey; Kromer, Mark.
  • Kamine TH; Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Department of Acute Care Surgery, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
  • Rembisz A; Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Department of Acute Care Surgery, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
  • Barron RJ; Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Portsmouth, New Hamsphire.
  • Baldwin C; University of Massachusetts, Isenberg Shool of Management, Amherst, Massachusetts.
  • Kromer M; Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Department of Acute Care Surgery, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
West J Emerg Med ; 21(4): 819-822, 2020 May 22.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-682439
ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION:

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to social distancing and decreased travel in the United States. The impact of these interventions on trauma and emergency general surgery patient volume has not yet been described.

METHODS:

We compared trauma admissions and emergency general surgery (EGS) cases between February 1-April 14 from 2017-2020 in five two-week time periods. Data were compared across time periods with Poisson regression analysis.

RESULTS:

There were significant decreases in overall trauma admissions (57.4% decrease, p<0.001); motor vehicle collisions (MVC) (80.5% decrease, p<0.001); and non-MVCs (45.1% decrease, p<0.001) from February-April 2020. We found no significant change in EGS cases (p = 0.70). Nor was there was a significant change in trauma cases in any other year 2017-2019.

CONCLUSION:

The COVID-19 pandemic's burden of disease correlated with a significant decrease in trauma admissions, with MVCs experiencing a larger decrease than non-MVCs.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Wounds and Injuries / Coronavirus Infections / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: West J Emerg Med Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Wounds and Injuries / Coronavirus Infections / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: West J Emerg Med Year: 2020 Document Type: Article