Hip fracture care and mortality among patients treated in dedicated COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 circuits.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To analyze the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of fragility hip fracture care, comparing patients treated before cohorting and in separate COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 circuits with the corresponding months in 2018 and 2019.

Materials and methods

Retrospective single-center cohort study including 64 patients with fragility hip fractures treated during the COVID-19 pandemic (March 1st-May 1st, 2020), compared to 172 patients treated in 2018 and 2019. Dedicated COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 circuits were established on March 14th. Patients treated before cohorting (17 patients), in COVID-19 (14 patients) and non-COVID-19 circuits (33 patients) were included.

Results

Baseline characteristics were similar for 2018-19 and 2020. Patients in 2020 had a

SUBMITTER: Ojeda-Thies C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7867866 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature