Planning for the Next Pandemic: Trauma Injuries Require Pre-COVID-19 Levels of High-Intensity Resources.
Planning for the Next Pandemic: Trauma Injuries Require Pre-COVID-19 Levels of High-Intensity Resources.
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规划下一次大流行:创伤需要 COVID-19 之前水平的高强度资源。
DOI:
10.1177/00031348221087414
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2022
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Kaafara
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作者:
Mokhtari,AvaK;Maurer,LydiaR;Wong,YeeM;Hardman,Claire;Hafiz,Shabnam;Sharrah,Mark;Soe-Lin,Hahn;Peralta,Rafael;Parks,JonathanJ;Rattan,Rishi;Butler,Caroline;Hwabejire,JohnO;Fawley,Jason;Fagenholz,PeterJ;King,DavidR;Kaafara
As hospital systems plan for health care utilization surges and stress, understanding the necessary resources of a trauma system is essential for planning capacity. We aimed to describe trends in high-intensity resource utilization (operating room [OR] usage and intensive care unit [ICU] admissions) for trauma care during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trauma registry data (2019 pre-COVID-19 and 2020 COVID-19) were collected retrospectively from 4 level I trauma centers. Direct emergency department (ED) disposition to the OR or ICU was used as a proxy for high-intensity resource utilization. No change in the incidence of direct ED to ICU or ED to OR utilization was observed (2019: 24%, 2020 23%; P = .62 and 2019: 11%, 2020 10%; P = .71, respectively). These results suggest the need for continued access to ICU space and OR theaters for traumatic injury during national health emergencies, even when levels of trauma appear to be decreasing.