Nosocomial infection with SARS-CoV-2 and main outcomes after surgery within an orthopaedic surgery department in a tertiary trauma centre in Spain

Aims The purpose of the present study is to analyse clinical data of a series of cases who developed nosocomial infection with SARS-CoV-2 in an orthopaedic and traumatology department. Patients and methods In this non-interventional retrospective study, carried out at a tertiary hospital within the...

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Published in:International orthopaedics 2020-12, Vol.44 (12), p.2505-2513
Main Authors: Lakhani, Kushal, Minguell, Joan, Guerra-Farfán, Ernesto, Lara, Yuri, Jambrina, Unai, Pijoan, Joan, Núñez, Jorge H.
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Language:English
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COVID-19
Cross Infection
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Paper
Orthopedic Procedures
Orthopedics
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2
Spain
Time Factors
Trauma Centers
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Summary:Aims The purpose of the present study is to analyse clinical data of a series of cases who developed nosocomial infection with SARS-CoV-2 in an orthopaedic and traumatology department. Patients and methods In this non-interventional retrospective study, carried out at a tertiary hospital within the Spanish National Health System, all adult patients who were admitted in the Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Department between March 9th and May 4th, 2020, were included. Clinical, biological and radiological data, as well as mortality rates, were collected from hospital medical records. Results A total of 293 periods of hospitalization were analysed in 288 patients. Mean age was 66.1 years old and 57.3% were females. Nineteen patients (6.48%) met the inclusion criteria to be categorized as a nosocomial infection with SARS-CoV-2. In a comparison between patients with and without nosocomial infection, age, mortality and hospital length of stay were statistically significant ( p  
ISSN:0341-2695
1432-5195
1432-5195
DOI:10.1007/s00264-020-04798-1