Impact of lockdown policies during the COVID-19 outbreak on a trauma center of a tertiary hospital in China

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World J Clin Cases. Apr 6, 2023; 11(10): 2237-2245
Published online Apr 6, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i10.2237

Table 1 Demographic comparison of patients, n (%)

		2019, n = 1582	2020, n = 785	P value
Age, mean (SD)		34.01 (22.13)	32.84 (23.57)	0.236
Age groups	< 18	396 (25.03)	195 (24.84)	0.92
	18–45	712 (45.01)	348 (44.33)	0.756
	46–60	237 (14.98)	107 (13.63)	0.38
	> 60	237 (14.98)	135 (17.20)	0.163
Gender	Male	1052 (66.50)	505 (64.33)	0.296
	Female	530 (33.50)	280 (35.67)
Occupation	Employed	345 (21.81)	143 (18.22)	0.042^a
	Unemployed	759 (47.98)	377 (48.02)	0.982
	Not recorded	478 (30.21)	265 (33.76)	0.08
Marital status	Married	554 (35.02)	282 (35.92)	0.665
	Unmarried	727 (45.95)	368 (46.88)	0.671
	Minor	301 (19.03)	135 (17.20)	0.28

^aP < 0.05, indicating the statistical difference.

Table 2 Comparison of injury mechanisms, n (%)

	2019, n = 1582	2020, n = 785	P value
Traffic accident-related	391 (24.72)	161 (20.51)	0.023^a
Fall-greater than 1.5 m	154 (9.73)	53 (6.75)	0.016^a
Fall-less than 1.5 m	238 (15.04)	144 (18.34)	0.040^a
Machine-related	349 (22.06)	142 (18.09)	0.025^a
Cut	171 (10.81)	117 (14.90)	0.004^a
Assault	36 (2.28)	29 (3.69)	0.047^a
Bites	36 (2.28)	25 (3.18)	0.189
Suicidal tendencies	24 (1.52)	13 (1.66)	0.797
Other	183 (11.57)	101 (12.87)	0.36

^aP < 0.05, indicating the statistical difference.

Table 3 Comparison of patient’s injury severity score, n (%)

ISS	2019, n = 1582	2020, n = 785	P value
Mean (SD)	9.87 (8.31)	9.15 (7.11)	0.038^a
< 15	1236 (78.13)	643 (81.91)	0.032^a
15–25	303 (19.15)	131 (16.69)	0.145
> 25	43 (2.72)	11 (1.40)	0.043^a

^aP < 0.05, indicating the statistical difference.

ISS: Injury severity score.

Table 4 Comparison of patient’s management, n (%)

Management	2019, n = 1582	2020, n = 785	P value
Emergency surgery	532 (33.63)	291 (37.07)	0.098
Hospitalization	193 (12.20)	145 (18.47)	< 0.001^a
Leave granted	801 (50.63)	324 (41.27)	< 0.001^a
Death	6 (0.38)	2 (0.25)	0.908
Other	50 (3.16)	23 (2.93)	0.76

^aP < 0.05, indicating the statistical difference.

Death, it refers to deaths that occur in-hospital on arrival at the emergency room.

Citation: Shen BS, Cheng WY, Liang ZR, Tang Q, Li KY. Impact of lockdown policies during the COVID-19 outbreak on a trauma center of a tertiary hospital in China. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11(10): 2237-2245
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v11/i10/2237.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v11.i10.2237