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ArticleEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2023

Outcomes of hip fracture surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sherrie Wang, MaKenzie Chambers, Kelsey Martin, Grace Gilbert, Pietro M Gentile, Rock Hwang, Rakesh Mashru, Kenneth W Graf, Henry J Dolch

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Sherrie WangCooper Medical School of Rowan University, 401 Broadway, Camden, NJ, 08103, USA.
MaKenzie ChambersCooper Medical School of Rowan University, 401 Broadway, Camden, NJ, 08103, USA.
Kelsey MartinCooper University Health Care, 3 Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ, 08103, USA.
Grace GilbertCooper University Health Care, 3 Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ, 08103, USA.
Pietro M GentileCooper University Health Care, 3 Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ, 08103, USA.
Rock HwangCooper University Health Care, 3 Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ, 08103, USA. Hwang-Rock@cooperhealth.edu.
Rakesh MashruCooper Medical School of Rowan University, 401 Broadway, Camden, NJ, 08103, USA.
Kenneth W GrafCooper Medical School of Rowan University, 401 Broadway, Camden, NJ, 08103, USA.
Henry J DolchCooper Medical School of Rowan University, 401 Broadway, Camden, NJ, 08103, USA.

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Abstract

purposeTo investigate if changes to hospital operational models during the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted overall time to surgery (TtS) as well as morbidity and mortality rates of hip fractures (HFx).

methods416 patients treated for OTA 31 fractures at a single institution between January 2019 and November 2020 were reviewed. TtS as well as morbidity and mortality rates were obtained from pre-pandemic and pandemic groups.

results263 patients were treated pre-pandemic and 153 were treated during the pandemic. There were no significant differences in median TtS, readmission rates (p = 0.134), reoperation rates (p = 0.052), 30-day (p = 0.095) and 90-day (p = 0.22) mortality rates.

conclusionReallocation of hospital resources in response to the COVID-19 pandemic did not negatively impact surgical timing or complications. TtS for HFx remains a challenge and often requires multidisciplinary care, which is complicated by a pandemic. However, this study demonstrates HFx standard of care can be maintained despite COVID-19 obstacles to treatment efficiency and efficacy.

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COVID-19Hip FracturesFracture Fixation, InternalHumansPandemicsReoperationRetrospective StudiesCOVID-19Hip fractureMorbidityMortalityPandemicTrauma

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PMID36534369
PMCPMC9762624

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