Delayed hospital admission for traumatic hip fractures during the COVID-19 pandemic

Delayed hospital admission for traumatic hip fractures during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract Background Concerns of contracting the highly contagious disease COVID-19 have led to a reluctance in seeking medical attention, which may contribute to delayed hospital arrival among traumatic patients. The study objective was to describe differences in time from injury to arrival for pati...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Jarvis, Kristin Salottolo, Robert Madayag, Jennifer Pekarek, Nnamdi Nwafo, Alexander Wessel, Therese Duane, Zachary Roberts, Mark Lieser, Chad Corrigan, David Bar-Or
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Hip fracture
Time to arrival
COVID-19
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02382-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02382-w

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