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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric orthopaedic trauma workload in central London: a multi-centre longitudinal observational study over the "golden weeks": The COVid Emergency Related Trauma and orthopaedics (COVERT) Collaborative

Acta orthopaedica, 2020-12, Vol.91 (6), p.633-638 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2020 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Nordic Orthopedic Federation. 2020 ;2020 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Nordic Orthopedic Federation. 2020 The Author(s) ;ISSN: 1745-3674 ;EISSN: 1745-3682 ;DOI: 10.1080/17453674.2020.1807092 ;PMID: 32835573

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  • Title:
    Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric orthopaedic trauma workload in central London: a multi-centre longitudinal observational study over the "golden weeks": The COVid Emergency Related Trauma and orthopaedics (COVERT) Collaborative
  • Author: Sugand, Kapil ; Park, Chang ; Morgan, Catrin ; Dyke, Rory ; Aframian, Arash ; Hulme, Alison ; Evans, Stuart ; Sarraf, Khaled M ; Baker, Camilla ; Bennett-Brown, Katharine ; Simon, Henry ; Bray, Edward ; Li, Lily ; Lee, Noel ; Pakroo, Nadia ; Rahman, Kashed ; Harrison, Andrew
  • Is Part Of: Acta orthopaedica, 2020-12, Vol.91 (6), p.633-638
  • Description: Background and purpose - The COVID-19 pandemic has been recognised as an unprecedented global health crisis. This study assesses the impact on a large acute paediatric hospital service in London, evaluating the trends in the acute paediatric orthopaedic trauma referral caseload and operative casemix before (2019) and during (2020) COVID-19 lockdown. Patients and methods - A longitudinal retrospective observational prevalence study of both acute paediatric orthopaedic trauma referrals and operative caseload was performed for the first 6 "golden weeks" of lockdown. These data were compared with the same period in 2019. Statistical analyses included median (± median absolute deviation), risk and odds ratios as well as Fisher's exact test to calculate the statistical significance, set at p ≤ 0.05. Results - Acute paediatric trauma referrals in 2020 were reduced by two-thirds compared with 2019 (n = 302 vs. 97) with a halving risk (RR 0.55) and odds ratios (OR 0.43) of sporting-related mechanism of injuries (p = 0.002). There was a greater use of outpatient telemedicine in the COVID-19 period with more Virtual Fracture Clinic use (OR 97, RR 84, p < 0.001), and fewer patients being seen for consultation and followed up face to face (OR 0.55, RR 0.05, p < 0.001). Interpretation - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a decline in the number of acute paediatric trauma referrals, admissions, and operations during the COVID period. There has also been a significant change in the patient pathway with more being reviewed via the means of telemedicine to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission and exposure. More work is required to observe for similar trends nationwide and globally as the pandemic has permanently affected the entire healthcare infrastructure.
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1745-3674
    EISSN: 1745-3682
    DOI: 10.1080/17453674.2020.1807092
    PMID: 32835573
  • Source: Open Access: DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
    Open Access: PubMed Central
    Geneva Foundation Free Medical Journals at publisher websites
    Alma/SFX Local Collection
    Taylor & Francis (Open access)
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