The aim of the study is to compare emergency orthopedic trauma admissions between the pre-pandemic period and the pandemic period and to detect changes in orthopedic trauma epidemiology.
The aim of the study is to compare emergency orthopedic trauma admissions between the pre-pandemic period and the pandemic period and to detect changes in orthopedic trauma epidemiology. For this purpose, an epidemiological study was conducted in our country, comparing trauma admissions to a level 1 trauma hospital during a one-year period before the pandemic with those in the year following the onset of the pandemic.Demographic characteristics of the patients, such as age and gender, were recorded. In addition, the injury mechanisms of the patients, diagnosis, injured extremityor anatomical region, broken bone, fracture classification, multitrauma rates, trauma releated complications, hospitalization days, and treatment modalities were examined.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
57,635
The aim of the study is to compare emergency orthopedic trauma admissions between the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods, and to identify changes in the epidemiology of orthopedic trauma.
University of Health Sciences, Hamidiye Medical School, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Education and Research Hospital, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
Comparison of Emergency Orthopedic Trauma Admissions Between Pre-Pandemic and Pandemic Period
The main purpose of the study is to compare the changes in the number and quality of emergency orthopedic trauma applications before the COVID-19 pandemic and during the pandemic period.
Time frame: up to 6 months
Detection of Changes in the Epidemiology of Orthopedic Trauma
The research aims to determine the changes in the epidemiology of orthopedic traumas during the pandemic period compared to before the pandemic. This includes patient demographics, injury mechanisms, diagnoses, injured extremity or anatomical sites, fracture types and classifications, polytrauma rates, trauma-related complications, length of hospital stay, and treatment methods.
Time frame: up to 6 months
Changes in Patient Demographic Characteristics
Changes in the age and gender distribution of patients before the pandemic and during the pandemic period.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Comparison of Injury Mechanisms and Diagnoses
Different injury mechanisms and diagnosis distributions during the pandemic period compared to before the pandemic.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Injured Extremities or Anatomical Regions
The extremities or anatomical regions that were most frequently injured before and during the pandemic period.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Fracture Types and Classifications
Changes in fracture types and classifications during the pandemic period.
Time frame: 6 weeks
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Trauma-Related Complications
Changes in trauma-related complication rates before the pandemic and during the pandemic period.
Time frame: 6 months
Treatment Methods
Changes in the treatment methods applied before the pandemic and during the pandemic period, especially the increases in surgical treatment rates.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Length of Hospital Stay
Differences in average length of hospital stay before the pandemic and during the pandemic period.
Time frame: 6 weeks