Effect of Statewide Social Distancing and Stay-At-Home Directives on Orthopaedic Trauma at a Southwestern Level 1 Trauma Center During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
J Orthop Trauma
; 34(9): e343-e348, 2020 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-682755
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To compare orthopaedic trauma volume and mechanism of injury before and during statewide social distancing and stay-at-home directives.DESIGN:
Retrospective.SETTING:
Level 1 trauma center. PATIENTS/PARTICIPANTS:
One thousand one hundred thirteen patients sustaining orthopaedic trauma injuries between March 17 and April 30 of years 2018, 2019, and 2020. INTERVENTION Statewide social distancing and stay-at-home directives. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS Number of consults, mechanism of injury frequency, and type of injury frequency.RESULTS:
During the COVID-19 pandemic, orthopaedic trauma consult number decreased. Injuries due to gunshot wounds increased and those due to automobile versus pedestrian accidents decreased. Time-to-presentation increased and length of stay decreased. Operative consults remained unchanged.CONCLUSIONS:
Orthopaedic trauma injuries continued to occur during the COVID-19 pandemic at an overall decreased rate, however, with a different distribution in mechanism and type of injury. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Therapeutic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Social Isolation
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Trauma Centers
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Communicable Disease Control
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Coronavirus Infections
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Fractures, Bone
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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Young adult
Language:
English
Journal:
J Orthop Trauma
Journal subject:
Orthopedics
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Traumatology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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