Trauma Trends in a Low and Middle Income Country During COVID-19 Pandemic

Societal restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted all areas of the medical profession. Several reports have indicated that trauma admissions decreased in high income countries during the pandemic with changing trends in the presenting traumas. The aim of this study was to determine if this was the case for one of the largest public hospitals in a low- and middle-income country.

https://www.journalacs.org/article/S1072-7515(21)01818-4/fulltext?rss=yes

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Sabrina Asturias, Jose C. Monzon, Gustavo Recinos, Maria I. Luna, Allan Vasquez, Miguel A. Siguantay, Juan C. Puyana Tags: Trauma, Burn, and Critical Care Source Type: research