TABLE IV.
Difference in Orthopaedic Hospitalizations During COVID-19 Pandemic
| COVID-19 Cohort (2020) Weekly Total | Control Cohort (2016-2019) Weekly Total | Change | P Value | |||
| Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) | Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) | |||
| Total (n = 97,648) | 1,390.8 ± 53.3 | 1,392 (1,337-1,435) | 2,364.8 ± 243.1 | 2,438.5 (2,316-2,503) | −41.2% | <0.001 |
| Elective (n = 36,451) | 377.6 ± 59.4 | 346 (340-437) | 918.1 ± 167.1 | 975 (933.5-1,009.5) | −58.9% | <0.001 |
| Emergency (n = 61,197) | 1,013.1 ± 90.4 | 1,036 (983-1,094) | 1,446.6 ± 119.4 | 1,466 (1,393.5-1,529) | −30% | <0.001 |
| Pediatric and adolescent admissions (<18 years old) (n = 6,114) | 63.1 ± 8.8 | 64 (59-68) | 154.1 ± 28.5 | 160.5 (133.5-170) | −59.1% | <0.001 |
| Geriatric admissions (≥65 years old) (n = 47,397) | 719.6 ± 29.6 | 712 (701-731) | 1,136.7 ± 118.1 | 1,143.5 (1,096-1,224.5) | −36.7% | <0.001 |
| Patients receiving public financial assistance (n = 22,208) | 443.7 ± 18.3 | 448 (434-452) | 506 ± 176.5 | 478.5 (335.5-682) | −12.3% | 1 |