Decrease in Trauma Admissions with COVID-19 Pandemic
Título
Decrease in Trauma Admissions with COVID-19 Pandemic
Autor
Tovy H. Kamine, Adam Rembisz, Rebecca J. Barron, Carey Baldwin, Mark Kromer
Descripción
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to social distancing and decreased travel in the United States. The impact of these interventions on trauma and emergency general surgery patient volume has not yet been described. Methods: We compared trauma admissions and emergency general surgery (EGS) cases between February 1–April 14 from 2017–2020 in five two-week time periods. Data were compared across time periods with Poisson regression analysis. Results: There were significant decreases in overall trauma admissions (57.4% decrease, p
Fecha
2020
Identificador
10.5811/westjem.2020.5.47780
Fuente
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Editor
eScholarship Publishing, University of California
Cobertura
Medicine, Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
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Colección
Citación
Tovy H. Kamine, Adam Rembisz, Rebecca J. Barron, Carey Baldwin, Mark Kromer, “Decrease in Trauma Admissions with COVID-19 Pandemic,” SOCICT Open, consulta 18 de abril de 2026, https://www.socictopen.socict.org/items/show/6653.
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