Impact of the COVID-19-induced lockdown on the incidence of ocular trauma presenting to a tertiary care hospital.
COVID-19
Epidemiology
Eye (Globe)
Public health
Trauma
Journal
BMJ open ophthalmology
ISSN: 2397-3269
Titre abrégé: BMJ Open Ophthalmol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101714806
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2022
2022
Historique:
received:
24
07
2021
accepted:
23
12
2021
entrez:
28
3
2022
pubmed:
29
3
2022
medline:
29
3
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
To assess the effects of lockdown and unlock phases mandated in view of COVID-19 on the incidence and characteristics of ocular trauma presenting to a tertiary care hospital. The study was carried out as a hospital record based retrospective comparative analysis on patients presenting with ocular trauma in the lockdown period (March-July 2020) compared with the same time frame of the previous year considered as prelockdown period (March-July 2019) and during the unlock phases (August-December 2020). Overall, the casualty department saw 464 patients of ocular trauma in the prelockdown period, 173 in the lockdown and 253 in unlock. The study showed a 44% reduction in patients visiting the casualty department for trauma during the lockdown compared with prelockdown, and a 62% reduction specifically in ocular trauma. The unlock phase showed a 21% reduction in ocular trauma compared with prelockdown and a 41% increase compared with the lockdown. In all three phases, the majority of people affected by ocular trauma were middle aged males from a rural background, sustained by assault. The lockdown saw a decrease in outdoor assaults (45%) and road traffic accidents (22%). Trauma sustained by females (18%) increased in the lockdown, as did home-based assaults (150%) and sexual assaults. The presentation of trauma, especially road traffic accidents and outdoor assaults saw a steady rise during the unlock. The lockdown mandated by the government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the trends of trauma presenting to healthcare facilities. There was a decrease in the overall number of patients approaching the casualty during the lockdown. However, during the lockdown, there was an increase in home-based trauma as opposed to outdoor assaults being the primary cause of trauma prior to the lockdown.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35342820
doi: 10.1136/bmjophth-2021-000861
pii: bmjophth-2021-000861
pmc: PMC8935004
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e000861Informations de copyright
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.
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