COVID-19 Pandemic, Trauma
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Detailed description
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.
Interventions
OTHERepidemyolojical
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.
Sponsors
Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research and Training Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* The patients who were admitted between March 2019 and March 2021 * Patients presenting due to trauma
Exclusion criteria
* Patients Admitted Before the Pandemic and Outside the Pandemic Period * Consultation or Outpatient Clinic Patients * Non-Traumatic Conditions * Patients with Incomplete Records
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comparison of Emergency Orthopedic Trauma Admissions Between Pre-Pandemic and Pandemic Period | up to 6 months | 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. |
| Detection of Changes in the Epidemiology of Orthopedic Trauma | up to 6 months | 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. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Injured Extremities or Anatomical Regions | 8 weeks | The extremities or anatomical regions that were most frequently injured before and during the pandemic period. |
| Fracture Types and Classifications | 6 weeks | Changes in fracture types and classifications during the pandemic period. |
| Changes in Patient Demographic Characteristics | 6 weeks | Changes in the age and gender distribution of patients before the pandemic and during the pandemic period. |
| Treatment Methods | 8 weeks | Changes in the treatment methods applied before the pandemic and during the pandemic period, especially the increases in surgical treatment rates. |
| Length of Hospital Stay | 6 weeks | Differences in average length of hospital stay before the pandemic and during the pandemic period. |
| Trauma-Related Complications | 6 months | Changes in trauma-related complication rates before the pandemic and during the pandemic period. |
| Comparison of Injury Mechanisms and Diagnoses | 8 weeks | Different injury mechanisms and diagnosis distributions during the pandemic period compared to before the pandemic. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed