IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HAND AND WRIST ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES IN A PRIVATE SERVICE
Abstract Objective: Evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on elective and emergency hand and wrist surgeries operated in a private orthopedic center. Methods: A retrospective study included hand and wrist surgeries in a private orthopedic center. The total surgeries were computed and separated into elec...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
2025-02-01
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| author | Erick Yoshio Wataya Katherine Vanessa Tenezaca Rodriguez Lucas Sousa Macedo Ricardo Boso Escudero Luiz Sorrenti Bernardo Figueira Althoff Ana Katherina Abarca Herrera Maurício Pinto Rodrigues Antonio Carlos da Costa Mateus Saito João Carlos Nakamoto |
| author_facet | Erick Yoshio Wataya Katherine Vanessa Tenezaca Rodriguez Lucas Sousa Macedo Ricardo Boso Escudero Luiz Sorrenti Bernardo Figueira Althoff Ana Katherina Abarca Herrera Maurício Pinto Rodrigues Antonio Carlos da Costa Mateus Saito João Carlos Nakamoto |
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| description | Abstract Objective: Evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on elective and emergency hand and wrist surgeries operated in a private orthopedic center. Methods: A retrospective study included hand and wrist surgeries in a private orthopedic center. The total surgeries were computed and separated into elective or emergency surgeries. The numbers were analyzed by month, quarter, and year before and after the pandemic (March 2020). Results: Eight hundred and forty-three surgeries from March 2018 to February 2022 were included. The mean monthly cases of the initial 12 months of the pandemic (15.3) were statistically equal to previous periods (17.3 and 17.2), but the period from March 2021 to February 2022 showed an increase (20.5; p = 0.037). The first four months of the pandemic had a mean (8.3) lower than the previous period (14.0; p = 0.002), but soon there was a significant increase in the following four months (19.3; p = 0.002). As a historical standard, elective surgeries were greater than an emergency in this institution. Still, in the first two quarters of the pandemic, there was a reduction in elective cases, equaling the emergency. Conclusion: An important but relatively brief impact on surgical volume was observed in hand and wrist surgeries during COVID-19. A significant reduction in elective cases happened at the pandemic’s beginning followed by a fast recovery after four months. Nível de Evidência II; Estudo Retrospectivo. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-18341bacd547476c9bbeb32ef69915792025-02-04T07:41:35ZengSociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e TraumatologiaActa Ortopédica Brasileira1413-78522025-02-0133110.1590/1413-785220253301e276452IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HAND AND WRIST ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES IN A PRIVATE SERVICEErick Yoshio Watayahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0186-8480Katherine Vanessa Tenezaca Rodriguezhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4233-2583Lucas Sousa Macedohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2017-019XRicardo Boso Escuderohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9017-982XLuiz Sorrentihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1160-8559Bernardo Figueira Althoffhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9190-7833Ana Katherina Abarca Herrerahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4169-5999Maurício Pinto Rodrigueshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8443-3449Antonio Carlos da Costahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4980-562XMateus Saitohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0909-706XJoão Carlos Nakamotohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4780-827XAbstract Objective: Evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on elective and emergency hand and wrist surgeries operated in a private orthopedic center. Methods: A retrospective study included hand and wrist surgeries in a private orthopedic center. The total surgeries were computed and separated into elective or emergency surgeries. The numbers were analyzed by month, quarter, and year before and after the pandemic (March 2020). Results: Eight hundred and forty-three surgeries from March 2018 to February 2022 were included. The mean monthly cases of the initial 12 months of the pandemic (15.3) were statistically equal to previous periods (17.3 and 17.2), but the period from March 2021 to February 2022 showed an increase (20.5; p = 0.037). The first four months of the pandemic had a mean (8.3) lower than the previous period (14.0; p = 0.002), but soon there was a significant increase in the following four months (19.3; p = 0.002). As a historical standard, elective surgeries were greater than an emergency in this institution. Still, in the first two quarters of the pandemic, there was a reduction in elective cases, equaling the emergency. Conclusion: An important but relatively brief impact on surgical volume was observed in hand and wrist surgeries during COVID-19. A significant reduction in elective cases happened at the pandemic’s beginning followed by a fast recovery after four months. Nível de Evidência II; Estudo Retrospectivo.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522025000101700&lng=en&tlng=enCOVID-19Hand InjuriesWrist InjuriesElective Surgical ProceduresEmergency Treatment |
| spellingShingle | Erick Yoshio Wataya Katherine Vanessa Tenezaca Rodriguez Lucas Sousa Macedo Ricardo Boso Escudero Luiz Sorrenti Bernardo Figueira Althoff Ana Katherina Abarca Herrera Maurício Pinto Rodrigues Antonio Carlos da Costa Mateus Saito João Carlos Nakamoto IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HAND AND WRIST ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES IN A PRIVATE SERVICE Acta Ortopédica Brasileira COVID-19 Hand Injuries Wrist Injuries Elective Surgical Procedures Emergency Treatment |
| title | IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HAND AND WRIST ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES IN A PRIVATE SERVICE |
| title_full | IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HAND AND WRIST ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES IN A PRIVATE SERVICE |
| title_fullStr | IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HAND AND WRIST ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES IN A PRIVATE SERVICE |
| title_full_unstemmed | IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HAND AND WRIST ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES IN A PRIVATE SERVICE |
| title_short | IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON HAND AND WRIST ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES IN A PRIVATE SERVICE |
| title_sort | impact of covid 19 on hand and wrist orthopedic surgeries in a private service |
| topic | COVID-19 Hand Injuries Wrist Injuries Elective Surgical Procedures Emergency Treatment |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522025000101700&lng=en&tlng=en |
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