Open AccessThirty-day mortality of patients with hip fracture during COVID-19 pandemic and pre-pandemic periods: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Sujit Kumar Trıpathy,
Paulson Varghese,
Sibasish Panigrahi,
Bijnya Birajita Panda,
Sandeep Velagada,
Samrat S Sahoo,
Monappa A Naik,
Subba Rao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.76
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 2218-5836
DOI - 10.5312/wjo.v12.i1.35
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , covid-19 , meta analysis , hip fracture , systematic review , medline , virology , osteoporosis , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , political science , law
Timely intervention in hip fracture is essential to decrease the risks of perioperative morbidity and mortality. However, limitations of the resources, risk of disease transmission and redirection of medical attention to a more severe infective health problem during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic period have affected the quality of care even in a surgical emergency.