Epidemiology of pediatric trauma and fractures during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Previous literature has shown decreases in pediatric trauma during the COVID-19 outbreak, but few have analyzed beyond the peak of the pandemic. This study assesses the epidemiology of pediatric trauma cases in a high-volume teaching hospital in New York City before, during, and after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Institutional data on pediatric trauma orthopedic cases from January 1, 2018 to November 30, 2021 were extracted. The following time frames were studied: (1) April 1-June 22 in 2018 and 2019 (pre-pandemic), (2) April 1-June 22, 2020 (peak pandemic), and (3) April 1-June 22, 2021 (post-peak pandemic). Inferential statistics were used to compare patient and trauma characteristics.

Results

Compared to the pre-pandemic cohort (n = 6770), t

SUBMITTER: Butler LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10285363 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature