In-hospital mortality among patients with proximal femur fractures infected with COVID-19

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly reduced the number of orthopedic surgeries world- wide. The main reason for this was an introduction of numerous restrictions in the field of mobility, which resulted in reduction of circumstances predisposing to injuries. This had a positive impact on the overall readiness of the health system to fight the pandemic, thanks to saving human and material resources that could be successfully allocated in order to fight a new, previously unknown threat. On the other hand, such aimed administration of the system was not indifferent in terms of care quality directed towards traumatized patients, often requiring immediate measures (risk of infection transmission). This study aims to evaluate in-hospital mortality in patients with COVID-19 operated on proximal femur fractures. An attempt was also made to determine predictors influencing mortality rate among patients operated over the analyzed period.

Keywords: COVID-19; Polish experience with COVID-19; epidemiology; in-hospital mortality; proximal femur fracture.