Trends in Lower Extremity Injuries Presenting to Emergency Departments During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic, there were substantial changes in U.S. emergency department (ED) volumes and acuity of patient presentation compared with more recent years.

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to characterize the incidence of specific lower extremity (LE) injuries presenting to U.S. EDs during the COVID-19 pandemic and to analyze trends across age groups and rates of hospital admission compared with previous years.

Methods

The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System database was queried to identify patients who presented to U.S. EDs for a LE orthopedic injury between 2016 and 2020.

Results

These queries returned 252,656 cases, representing a total estimate of 9,740,514 injuries presenting to EDs

SUBMITTER: Albright JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9061134 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature