Abstract
Objective: The rapidly increasing cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Turkey required the reorganization of the health
system. The first response to the pandemic in our university hospital was to stop elective surgery on March 30, 2020, minimize
outpatient consultations and reduce the number of patients in the wards. To determine the change in the number of patients admitted
to our hospital, we examined the data during the pandemic process and compared them with the data of the previous year.
Methods: The number of patients admitted to Pamukkale University Orthopedics and Traumatology Outpatient Clinic and Emergency
Service for orthopedic and trauma injuries between March 1, 2020 and October 31, 2020 was documented and compared with the
data of the same period in 2019.
Results: During the pandemic period, the number of emergency and outpatient orthopedics and traumatology admissions decreased
significantly by 15% and 42.93% respectively (p
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