The impact of COVID-19 on mortality in trauma patients undergoing orthopedic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of medicine, including orthopedic trauma surgery. This study aims to investigate whether COVID-19 patients who underwent orthopedic surgery trauma had a higher risk of postoperative mortality.

Methods

ScienceDirect, the Cochrane COVID-19 Study Register, and MEDLINE were searched for original publications. This study adhered to the PPRISMA 2020 statement. The validity of the studies was evaluated using a checklist developed by the Joanna Briggs Institute. Study and participant characteristics, as well as the odds ratio, were extracted from selected publications. Data were analyzed using RevMan ver. 5.4.1.

Results

After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 16 articles among 717 total

SUBMITTER: Putera HD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10579729 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature