Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Trauma Triage Level 1 Patients in Emergency Room Krathumbaen Hospital During 2020–2021
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COVID-19, emergency room, trauma patientAbstract
Objective: The aim was to study impact of COVID-19 pandemic on trauma triage Level 1 patients to length of stays in emergency room, hospital stays and mortality rate in Krathumbaen Hospital.
Methods: Data were collected by retrospective chart review of traumatic patients who visited during 1 January 2019–31 December 2021 and divided into 3
Results: A total of 113 traumatic level 1 patients included in this study, with 43 patients in 2019, 42 patients in 2020, and 28 patients in 2021. The median age of patients was 32, 33, and 40 years, with majority being male. Most of patients were brought to hospital by EMS system (81.4%, 81.0%, and 85.7% respectively). Traffic accidents were the major cause of trauma (72.1%, 71.4%, and 64.3% respectively). No differences of vital signs, GCS, ISS, RTS, TRISS, and treatment care processes in patients were found, except screening of COVID-19 in year 2020 (4.8%) and 2021 (100%). No COVID-19 found in traumatic level 1 patients during year 2020–2021. No statistical differences were found in length of stay in the emergency room, hospital length of stay, and survival rate.
Conclusion: No statistical differences of length of stay in emergency room, hospital stay and survival rate of traumatic level 1 patients between groups during COVID-19 pandemic at Krathumbaen Hospital.
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