Is COVID-19 associated with delayed treatment of road traffic injuries arriving at the emergency department?

Authors

Salman Muhammad soomar, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Maria Khan, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
F N U Adnan, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Pakistan

Document Type

Article

Department

Medical College Pakistan

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to determine the delay in treatment of road traffic injuries in the ED during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results: Out of 373 RTI patients, the majority were males (312, 83.6%), and the mean ± SD age was 32.2 ± 17.4. Most injuries were fractures in the upper & lower limbs (236, 63.3%), and 302 (81.0%) underwent surgery. Of 373, 74 (19.8%) RTI patients were positive for COVID-19. The mean ± SD number of hours from ED arrival to treatment start in COVID-19 positive patients was 10.9 ± 6.7, while 6.4 ± 1.6 in negative patients. About 65% of the patients had a delay in treatment (n = 242). After 30 days of follow-up, 21 (5.6%) patients were dead. The adjusted odds of delay in treatment of RTI patients were 1.80 times (95% CI 1.27-2.45) in males compared to females. The adjusted odds of treatment delays in COVID-19 positive patients were 1.47 times (95% CI 1.13-1.92) compared to negative patients.

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yes

Publication (Name of Journal)

BMC Research Notes

DOI

10.1186/s13104-026-07694

Recommended Citation

soomar, S. M., Khan, M., Adnan, F. N. (2026). Is COVID-19 associated with delayed treatment of road traffic injuries arriving at the emergency department?. BMC Research Notes, 19(1).
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_mc/583