Einfluss der COVID-19-Krise im Frühjahr 2020 auf traumatologische Fallzahlen eines akademischen Lehrkrankenhauses in Stuttgart

BACKGROUND To cope with the COVID-19 outbreak in Germany, the government imposed a lockdown, which led to restrictions and lifestyle changes for the population. PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the lockdown on activities causing trauma and the consultation in emergency rooms. MATERIAL AND METHODS All consecutive trauma patients consulting the Emergency Department of the Marienhospital Stuttgart (MHS), Germany, during the 6 weeks preceding the lockdown, during and after the lockdown were included. The time and type of consultation, treatment received, Manchester triage score, type of trauma, the anatomical region of the injury as well as demographic data were reported and compared. RESULTS The study included 551 cases during lockdown, 943 cases before and 783 cases after the lockdown. We observed a reduced caseload during the lockdown of 41.6% compared to before and of 29.7% compared to after (p