A look at the global impact of SARS CoV-2 on orthopedic services.
J Clin Orthop Trauma
; 12(1): 33-39, 2021 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-912344
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly impacted healthcare institutions worldwide. Particularly, orthopedic departments had to adapt their operational models.PURPOSE:
This review aimed to quantify the reduction in surgical and outpatient caseloads, identify other significant trends and ascertain the impact of these trends on orthopedic residency training programs.METHODS:
Medline and Embase were searched for articles describing case load for surgeries, outpatient clinic attendance, or emergency department (ED) visits. Statistical analysis of quantitative data was performed after a Freeman-Tukey double arcsine transformation. Results were pooled with random effects by DerSimonian and Laird model. When insufficient data was available, a systematic approach was used to present the results instead.RESULTS:
A total of 23 studies were included in this study. The number of elective surgeries, trauma procedures and outpatient attendance decreased by 80% (2013/17400, 0.20, CI 0.12 to 0.29), 47% (3887/17561, 0.53, CI 0.37 to 0.69) and 63% (84174/123967, 0.37, CI 0.24 to 0.51) respectively. During the pandemic, domestic injuries and polytrauma increased. Residency training was disrupted due to diminished clinical exposure and changing teaching methodologies. Additionally, residents had more duties which contributed to a lower quality of life.CONCLUSIONS:
The COVID-19 pandemic has made an unprecedented impact on orthopedics departments worldwide. The slow return of orthopedic departments to normalcy and the compromised training of residents due to the pandemic points to an uncertain future for healthcare institutions worldwide, wherein the impact of this pandemic may yet still be felt far in the future.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
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Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Language:
English
Journal:
J Clin Orthop Trauma
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.jcot.2020.10.052
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