@article{ref1,
title="Increase in gunshot wounds at a level 1 trauma center following the COVID19 pandemic",
journal="OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma",
year="2021",
author="Padubidri, Anokha A. and Rushing, Amy and Ochenjele, George and Sontich, John and Napora, Joshua and Osborne, Ashli and DeLozier, Sarah and Wetzel, Robert",
volume="4",
number="4",
pages="e159-e159",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To compare the number of patients with gunshot wounds presenting to our level 1 trauma center before and during the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on volume trends after the lifting of stay-at-home directives through August 2020. <br><br>DESIGN: Retrospective. SETTING: Level 1 trauma center. PATIENTS/PARTICIPANTS: Seven hundred six gunshot wound patients between 2016 and 2020 (months March to September only). INTERVENTION: COVID-19 pandemic and resultant stay at home directives. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: Number of patients presenting with gunshot wounds per time period. <br><br>RESULTS: The number of patients with gunshot wounds presenting to our institution increased by 11.7% in March-April 2020 and by 67% in May-August 2020 when compared to previous years. Length of stay significantly decreased in 2020 compared to 2018 and 2019. In 2020, significantly fewer patients had orthopaedic procedures than in 2018. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Patients presenting with gunshot wounds increased during the initial &quot;stay-at-home&quot; portion of the pandemic in March to April and increased significantly more after the restrictions were relaxed during May to August.Level of Evidence: Therapeutic Level III.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2574-2167",
doi="10.1097/OI9.0000000000000159",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OI9.0000000000000159"
}