TY  - JOUR
TI  - Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hand injuries
AB  - BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to evaluate etiologies of hand injuries in emergency department (ED), to compare the  etiologies of hand injuries at the time of this study with the previous year, to assess whether novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19)  pandemic affected the treatment decisions, and to investigate the COVID-19 infection rate within the first 14 days after admission.  METHODS: A total of 229 patients admitted to ED with hand injury between March 15 and April 30, 2020, were included in the study.  The control group consisted of 439 ED admissions with hand injury in the previous year (March 15–April 30, 2019). Data including age,  sex, cause of trauma, treatment, and COVID-19 infection status within 14 days after ED admission were compared between groups.  RESULTS: The mean age was 32.30±15.63 years in the study group and 30.85±18.54 years in the control group. The number of  patients consulted to the surgery department decreased by 52.6% and the number of patients admitted to ED with hand injuries de creased by 47.6% during the pandemic, compared to the previous year (p=0.0001). The incidence of home accidents increased and the  glass cuts and penetrating/perforating injuries were the most common causes during the pandemic most of which occurred at home.  CONCLUSION: The COVID-19 pandemic-mandated social restrictions led to a significant decrease in the number of ED admissions  with hand injuries and the type of injuries. The incidence of home accidents increased with more time spent indoors. This study may  be a useful guide for ED admissions of hand injury cases and management planning in the current and future pandemics.
AU  - Akdeniz Doğan, Zeynep
AU  - Kesimer, Mehmet Deniz
AU  - Sacak, Bulent
AU  - Durmus Kocaaslan, Fatma Nihal
AU  - Çavuş Özkan, Melekber
AU  - SARAÇ, ÖMER
DO  - 10.14744/tjtes.2021.75100
PY  - 2022
JO  - Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi
VL  - 28
IS  - 7
SN  - 1306-696X
SP  - 911
EP  - 919
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1136001
ER  -