Italy and COVID-19: the changing patient flow in an orthopedic trauma center emergency department
Francesco Luceri, I. Morelli, Riccardo Accetta, Laura Mangiavini, Nicola Maffulli, Giuseppe M. Peretti
Abstract
On 12 March 2020, the World Health Organization de clared a pandemic by Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) [1]. Despite the lockdown measures adopted to stop the spread of SARS-CoV-2, we are dangerously close to 400,000 deaths worldwide [2].
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MedicineOrthopedic surgeryCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Trauma centerOrthopedic traumaEmergency departmentSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCenter (category theory)Emergency medicineMedical emergencyTraumatologySurgeryRetrospective cohort studyInternal medicineVirologyNursingChemistryCrystallographyInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakDiseaseCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesEmergency and Acute Care Studies