Lessons learnt from COVID 19: An Italian multicentric epidemiological study of orthopaedic and trauma services

Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma
Michele GiuntoliMichelangelo Scaglione

Abstract

The Pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 has put a strain on the most of health systems all over the world. Many hospitals had to re-organize to deal with the emergency, so that the non-core activities have been suspended or cancelled, raising management problems. The aim of this multicentre study is to report the epidemiological orthopaedic and traumatological data between COVID and pre-COVID era and to analyse patients' needs and their management. We reported and compared traumatological and elective orthopaedic surgeries performed in three of the main hospital centres in Tuscany during COVID (March 2020) and pre-COVID (March 2019) era. We also reported the epidemiological data about the number of orthopaedic first aid visits at the main hub, analysing the main differences. For each centre, we reported the number, diagnosis, co-morbidities, treatment, hospital course, complications and outcomes of confirmed COVID 19 patients. We also indicated what kind of PPE were used by medical staff and patients at any visit. The scheduled surgery drastically decreased in all the centres and the most of procedures were carried out for tumours, infections and implant mobilizations during the COVID time, delaying all the other ones. Trauma act...Continue Reading

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Jan 6, 2021·Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma·Michael Anthonius LimRaymond Pranata
Sep 23, 2020·Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma·Michael Anthonius Lim, Raymond Pranata
Nov 24, 2020·Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma·S WaseemV Khanduja
Nov 17, 2020·Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma·Zachariah Gene Wing OwBrian Zhaojie Chin
Feb 9, 2021·Journal of Perioperative Practice·Ali Al-KulabiAzeem Thahir
Dec 29, 2020·Curēus·Paul A AndrzejowskiPeter V Giannoudis
Jul 27, 2021·Journal of Healthcare Quality Research·U García de Cortázar AntolínP Caba Doussoux

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