| Title: | The impact of COVID-19 on the orthopaedic patient in Slovenia : HIP and knee replacement surgery, 90-day mortality, outpatient visits and waiting times |
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| Authors: | ID Levašič, Vesna (Author)
ID Savarin, Denia (Author)
ID Kovač, Simon (Author) |
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| Files: |  Levasic-2022-The_impact_of_COVID-19_on_the_ort.pdf (563,33 KB)
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 https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2022-0021
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | MF - Faculty of Medicine
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| Abstract: | Introduction
The purpose of the study was to analyse the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare of the orthopaedic patient, i.e. numbers of hip and knee replacement surgeries, 90-day mortality, waiting times and outpatient clinic visits.
Methods
The Hip (HR) and Knee Replacement (KR) records from The National Arthroplasty Registry of Slovenia in the pandemic year 2020 were compared to the year 2019. To compare reasons for revision and 90-day mortality the Chi-square test was used. The median values of the number of operations and waiting times were compared with the 95% confidence intervals. The number of outpatient clinic visits was tested with the Wilcoxon Signed Ranked test.
Results
All operations fell by 19%, from 7825 to 6335. The number of Primary Total HR declined from 3530 to 2792 (21%) and the number of Primary KR from 3191 to 2423 (24%). The number of hip revisions declined by 10% and knee revisions by 25%. We did not find differences in 90-day mortality (p=0.408). Outpatient clinic visits fell from 228682 to 196582 (14%) per year. Waiting times increased by 15% for HR and by 12% for KR.
Conclusion
There was an inevitable drop in the number of surgeries and outpatient clinic visits in the spring and autumn lockdown. With the reorganisation of the orthopaedic service in Slovenia, the number of KR and HR stayed at a relatively high level despite the pandemic. An epidemiological model and mechanisms for the reduction of waiting times could overcome the impact of the epidemic. |
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| Keywords: | COVID-19, hip replacements, knee replacements, 90-day mortality, outpatient clinics, waiting times |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 02.08.2021 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 16.05.2022 |
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| Publication date: | 28.06.2022 |
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| Publisher: | Zavod LRS za zdravstveno varstvo, Republiški zdravstveni center, Zavod LRS za zdravstveno varstvo, Republiški zdravstveni center, Univerzitetni zavod za zdravstveno in socialno varstvo, Inštitut za varovanje zdravja Republike Slovenije, Nacionalni inštitut za javno zdravje |
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| Year of publishing: | 2022 |
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| Number of pages: | Str. 155-162 |
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| Numbering: | Letn. 61, Št. 3 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-89207  |
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| UDC: | 617.3 |
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| ISSN on article: | 0351-0026 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 113508355 |
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| DOI: | 10.2478/sjph-2022-0021 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 26.06.2024 |
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| Views: | 303 |
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| Downloads: | 17 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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