Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital in Opole, Institute of Medical Sciences, 49576University of Opole, Opole, Poland.
Department of Food Safety and Quality Management, 49645Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Inquiry. 2021 Jan-Dec;58:469580211056037. doi: 10.1177/00469580211056037.
The purpose of our study was to comprehensively assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on knee and shoulder arthroscopy performed in an orthopedic department of a university hospital in Poland. This study compared the data on all shoulder and knee arthroscopy procedures performed in two different periods: The period of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland (from March 4, 2020, to October 15, 2020) and the corresponding period prior to the pandemic (March 4, 2019, to October 15, 2019). The study evaluated epidemiological data, demographic data, and hospital stay duration. The total number of arthroscopy procedures conducted in the evaluated period in 2020 was approximately 8.6% higher than that in the corresponding 2019 period. The mean duration of hospital stay for orthopedic patients after their knee or shoulder arthroscopy was 3.1 days in 2020 and 2.8 days in 2019. Our study revealed the mean age of arthroscopy patients during the pandemic to be lower at 48.4 years than the 51.2 years recorded in 2019. The male-to-female ratio was shown to be lower at .85 during the pandemic, having decreased from 1.5 in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic did not reduce the number of arthroscopy performed at our center, and the mean age of the patients did not change. However, the pandemic had a marked effect on the mean duration of hospital stay and male-to-female ratio.
我们的研究目的是全面评估 COVID-19 大流行对波兰一家大学医院骨科进行的膝关节和肩关节关节镜检查的影响。本研究比较了两个不同时期在同一骨科进行的所有肩关节和膝关节关节镜手术的数据：波兰 COVID-19 大流行期间（2020 年 3 月 4 日至 10 月 15 日）和大流行前同期（2019 年 3 月 4 日至 10 月 15 日）。该研究评估了流行病学数据、人口统计学数据和住院时间。2020 年评估期间进行的关节镜手术总数比 2019 年同期增加了约 8.6%。膝关节或肩关节关节镜手术后骨科患者的平均住院时间在 2020 年为 3.1 天，在 2019 年为 2.8 天。我们的研究表明，大流行期间关节镜手术患者的平均年龄为 48.4 岁，低于 2019 年的 51.2 岁。大流行期间男女比例为 0.85，低于 2019 年的 1.5。COVID-19 大流行并没有减少我们中心进行的关节镜检查数量，患者的平均年龄也没有变化。然而，大流行对平均住院时间和男女比例有明显影响。
