Differences in emergency hospitalization trauma patients during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The spread of COVID-19 has a huge impact on the medical system, affecting the normal order of routine patients, especially obvious effect on the Shenzhen Third People's Hospital as the designated hospital for COVID-19 patients. After the epidemic was loosened in early December 2022, the normal medical order gradually restored in China. How much was the impact on the admission and treatment of emergency trauma patients during and after the epidemic? This study aims to compare the differences between trauma patients admitted to the emergency department during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods and findings

The study included all trauma patients admitted through the emergency department from January 2020 to March 2024. Clinical data were collected, and a retros

SUBMITTER: Chang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11654972 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature