Trauma patients with SARS-CoV-2 in German ICUs during the 2nd wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg
; 48(2): 827-831, 2022 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-34779869
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
In January and February 2021, about 4000 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) positive patients were treated daily in German intensive care units (ICUs). The number of SARS-CoV-2-positive ICU patients with trauma, however, is not known and neither whether the trauma itself or COVID-19 causes the critical illness.METHODS:
A total of 173 German ICUs, representing 3068 ICU beds, participated in a survey developed by the Trauma Section of the German Interdisciplinary Association of Intensive Care Medicine (DIVI).RESULTS:
Participating ICUs reported an overall 1-day prevalence of 20 and an overall 7-day prevalence of 35 SARS-CoV-2-positive trauma patients in the ICU. Critical illness was triggered by trauma alone in 50% of cases and by the combination of trauma and COVID-19 in 49% of cases; 70% of patients were older than 65 years and suffered from a single injury, predominantly proximal femur fractures. The distribution of patients was comparable regarding the level of care of the trauma centre (local, regional, and supra-regional).CONCLUSION:
The proportion of trauma patients of all SARS-CoV-2-positive critically ill patients is small (~ 1%) but relevant. There is no concentration of these patients at Level 1 trauma centres. However, the traumatic insult is the most relevant cause for ICU treatment in most of these patients. Regarding a new wave of the pandemic, adequate trauma dedicated resources and perioperative structures and expertise have to be provided for COVID-19 trauma patients.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Pandemias
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha