The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures on plastic, reconstructive and hand surgery emergency presentations

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00029403

Enrollment

400

Registered

2022-07-04

Start date

2022-01-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

All emergency case presentations in the emergency unit of the plastic, reconstructive and hand surgery department. S61.0

Interventions

Group 1: This retrospective single-center cohort study examined the charts of all patients presenting at the emergency unit of the plastic, reconstructive and hand surgery department during the lockdo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

6 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: This retrospective single-center cohort study examined the charts of all patients presenting at the emergency unit of a plastic, reconstructive and hand surgery department during the lockdown period 2020 and the corresponding time during the previous year.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
We aimed to analyze the lockdown caseloads throughout the spectrum of emergency presentations in our plastic, reconstructive and hand surgery department in 2020 and the same time-period during the previous year.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Injuries of functional structures.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactDoha Obed

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

obed.doha@mh-hannover.de0551-532-8894

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026