Clinical epidemiology pattern of orthopedic trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter study (Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital and Ulin General Hospital)

Agus Hadian  Rahim; Nucki Nursjamsi  Hidajat; Yoyos Dias  Ismiarto; Dicky  Mulyadi; Widya  Arsa; Ahmad  Ramdhan; Ghuna Arioharjo  Utoyo; Muhamad Naseh Sajadi Budi  Irawan; Raden Andri  Primadhi; Herry  Herman; Gibran Tristan  Alpharian; Renaldi  Prasetia; Abdul Kadir  Hadar; Realita  Malik; Zairin  Noor; Izaak  Zulkarnaen; Andreas  Siagian; Husna Dharma  Putra; Essy Dwi  Danayanti; Wongso  Kesuma; Muhammad  Iqbal; Cristian Setiadi

doi:10.15562/bmj.v12i3.4634

Clinical epidemiology pattern of orthopedic trauma during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter study (Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital and Ulin General Hospital)

Agus Hadian Rahim ,

Nucki Nursjamsi Hidajat ,

Yoyos Dias Ismiarto ,

Dicky Mulyadi ,

Widya Arsa ,

Ahmad Ramdhan ,

Ghuna Arioharjo Utoyo ,

Muhamad Naseh Sajadi Budi Irawan ,

Raden Andri Primadhi ,

Herry Herman ,

Gibran Tristan Alpharian ,

Renaldi Prasetia ,

Abdul Kadir Hadar ,

Realita Malik ,

Zairin Noor ,

Izaak Zulkarnaen ,

Andreas Siagian ,

Husna Dharma Putra ,

Essy Dwi Danayanti ,

Wongso Kesuma ,

Muhammad Iqbal ,

Cristian Setiadi ,

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15562/bmj.v12i3.4634 |
Published: 2023-09-12

Abstract

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Introduction: COVID-19 has had profound implications on global healthcare systems, and this pandemic management has led to a significant change in orthopedic surgical activity. We aimed to evaluate the types and incidence of fractures treated during the pandemic to provide insight into the situations for which orthopedic trauma surgeons should be prepared in unusual circumstances that may arise in the future.

Methods: Descriptive observational cross-sectional study from Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital and Ulin General Hospital was conducted from electronic medical records between January 2018 and December 2022. Analysis was performed using SPSS version 26 on descriptive analysis using mean, frequency, percentage, and standard deviation.

Results: 2890 patients were enrolled for the current cohort, from 2018 until 2022, with predominantly male (n = 2117). Even though, an increase in overall admission from 2018 (n = 631) to 2019 (n = 784), a decrease after that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is from 2020, 2021, and 2022 (n = 652, 500, and 323, respectively)

Conclusion: Knowing the number of fractures can be a tool to evaluate the types and incidence of fractures treated during the pandemic to provide insight into the situations for which orthopedic trauma surgeons should be prepared in unusual circumstances that may arise in the future.

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