Trends in upper extremity injuries presenting to emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

During the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, there were substantial changes in United States (U.S.) emergency department (ED) volumes and acuity of patient presentation compared to more recent years. Thus, the purpose of this study was to characterize the incidence of specific upper extremity (UE) injuries presenting to U.S. EDs during the COVID-19 pandemic and analyze trends across age groups and rates of hospital admission compared to years prior.

Methods

The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) database was queried to identify patients who presented to U.S. EDs for an UE orthopaedic injury between 2016 and 2020. Chi-square analysis and logistic regression were used to assess for differences in ED presentation volume and hospit

SUBMITTER: Albright JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8865962 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature