Summary

The study analyzes whether the COVID-19 pandemic affects annual hip fractures (HF) rates and weekly emergency department (ED) consultations and hospitalizations due to trauma in older people. During the COVID-19 pandemic, HF rates and ED consultation and hospitalization rates due to trauma decreased.

Purpose

To describe the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on annual HF rates and weekly ED consultation and hospitalization rates due to trauma in Chile in 2020, compared to 2016–2019.

Methods

A retrospective study was conducted based on data from Chile’s Department of Statistics and Health Information. Annual HF admissions, weekly ED consultations and hospitalizations due to trauma were described for the years 2016–2020, grouping the years 2016–2019 to compare them with 2020. Rates were calculated per 100.000 inhabitants.

Results

From 2016 to 2020, a total of 35.050 patients aged ≥ 65 years were hospitalized in Chile with a diagnosis of HF, with the lowest number of admissions in 2020 (6.423). During 2020, annual HF rate was 273.6/100.000, representing a decrease of 18.5% compared to the average annual HF rate of 2016–2019 (335.7/100.000). In 2020, the weekly consultation rate due to trauma in older adults decreased by 20.8% and the weekly hospitalization rate due to trauma in older adults decreased by 18.5%.

Conclusion

During the COVID-19 pandemic, osteoporotic HF rates decreased, along with ED consultation and hospitalization rates due to trauma in older adults. This could be a result of mobility restrictions and a significant increase in the proportion of self-reliant older adults in the Chilean population.

中文翻译：

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COVID-19 大流行对智利骨质疏松性髋部骨折的影响

概括

该研究分析了 COVID-19 大流行是否会影响老年人每年髋部骨折 (HF) 发生率以及每周急诊科 (ED) 就诊和因创伤而住院的情况。在 COVID-19 大流行期间，心力衰竭发生率以及因创伤导致的急诊就诊和住院率有所下降。

目的

描述与 2016-2019 年相比，2020 年 COVID-19 大流行对智利年度心力衰竭发生率、每周急诊就诊率和创伤住院率的影响。

方法

根据智利统计和健康信息部的数据进行了一项回顾性研究。描述了 2016-2020 年每年的心力衰竭入院率、每周急诊就诊率和因创伤导致的住院率，并将 2016-2019 年分组，以便与 2020 年进行比较。比率按每 100,000 名居民计算。

结果

2016年至2020年，智利共有35.050名年龄≥65岁的心力衰竭患者住院，其中2020年入院人数最低（6.423人）。2020年全年高频率为273.6/10万，较2016-2019年平均高频率为335.7/10万下降18.5%。2020年，老年人因创伤而每周就诊率下降20.8%，老年人因创伤而每周住院率下降18.5%。

结论

在 COVID-19 大流行期间，骨质疏松性心力衰竭发生率有所下降，老年人因创伤导致的急诊就诊率和住院率也有所下降。这可能是由于行动限制以及智利人口中自力更生的老年人比例大幅增加的结果。