TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the emergency room and orthopedic departments in Piacenza: a retrospective analysis
JO  - Acta bio-medica de l'ateneo Parmense
A1  - Maniscalco, Pietro
A1  - Ciatti, Corrado
A1  - Gattoni, Serena
A1  - Puma Pagliarello, Calogero
A1  - Moretti, Giorgio
A1  - Cauteruccio, Michele
A1  - Carpaneto, Diana
A1  - Capelli, Patrizio
A1  - Gurrieri, Luca
A1  - Banchini, Filippo
A1  - Quattrini, Fabrizio
SP  - e2020028
EP  - e2020028
VL  - 91
IS  - 14-S
N2  - INTRODUCTION AND AIM: The Coronavirus pandemic represents one of the most massive health emergencies in the last century. Aim of the study is to evaluate the trend of E.R. accesses and orthopaedic events during the pandemic of Covid-19. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: we retrospectively analysed all data related to patients admitted to the E.R. Department of the Hospital of Piacenza from August 26th 2019 to August 23rd 2020, splitting this period on February 23rd 2020. <br><br>RESULTS: Our analysis shows a reduction of -18.0% in E.R. accesses. We calculated a growth of deaths in the E.R. equal to +220%. Our orthopaedic pathway recorded a drop of -26.8%. Traumas occurred at home increased (+19.1%). We note an actual drop only on proximal femur fractures (weighted average of -17.7%), while all the others underwent an increase. <br><br>DISCUSSION: The amount of E.R. accesses registered a drop -18.0%, while the pathway dedicated to emergency cases underwent an increase. The major complexity of clinical conditions influenced the number of hospitalizations and the fear of the infection increased hospitalization refusals. There has been a zeroing of school traumas, a reduction in sport, transfer home-work/work-home, work, roadside, injuries. Total amount of fractures strongly increase after the end of the lockdown. <br><br>CONCLUSION: our data confirmed the decrease of retirement houses, sports, works and roadsides traumas and a zeroing of schools ones, while those occurred inside domestic environment underwent a consistent raise. We noticed a reduction in femur fractures and significant spread of all fractures after the end of the lockdown.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0392-4203
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v91i14-S.11003
ID  - ref1
ER  -