The Effect of Season and Weather on Orthopaedic Trauma: Consult Volume Is Significantly Correlated with Daily Weather
المؤلفون المشاركون
Wilson, Jacob M.
Staley, C. A.
Boden, A. L.
Boissonneault, A. R.
Schwartz, A. M.
Schenker, M. L.
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2018، العدد 2018 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2018)، ص ص. 1-6، 6ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2018-09-02
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
6
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Introduction.
On-call orthopedic clinicians have long speculated that daily consult volume is closely correlated with weather.
While prior studies have demonstrated a relationship between weather and certain fracture types, the effect of weather on total orthopaedic consult volume has not yet been examined.
The aim of this study was to investigate this relationship.
Methods.
We retrospectively reviewed orthopaedic consult data from 405 consecutive days at an urban, level one trauma center.
The number, mechanism of injury, and type of consult were collected, along with daily weather data (temperature, wind, and precipitation).
Statistical analysis was then performed to determine the relationship between weather and orthopaedic trauma consults.
Results.
A total of 4543 consults were received during the study period.
There was a significant difference in total number of consults between months of the year (p<0.001).
A post hoc analysis revealed that this was due to increased volume in the summer months relative to the winter months (i.e., August 13.7 consults/day; January 9.3 consults/day).
Average daily temperature and consult volume were also positively correlated (p<0.001, r= 0.30).
While there was no significant association between precipitation and total consult volume, when there was over 0.25 inches of rain, there were less penetrating trauma (p=0.034) and motorcycle collision consults (p=0.013).
Conclusion.
Weather parameters, specifically average temperature and precipitation, were found to be associated with daily orthopedic consult type and volume.
Additionally, consult volume varies significantly between months of the year.
Because trauma centers are often resource scarce, this is an important relationship to understand for proper resource allocation.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Wilson, Jacob M.& Staley, C. A.& Boden, A. L.& Boissonneault, A. R.& Schwartz, A. M.& Schenker, M. L.. 2018. The Effect of Season and Weather on Orthopaedic Trauma: Consult Volume Is Significantly Correlated with Daily Weather. Advances in Orthopedics،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122627
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Wilson, Jacob M.…[et al.]. The Effect of Season and Weather on Orthopaedic Trauma: Consult Volume Is Significantly Correlated with Daily Weather. Advances in Orthopedics No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122627
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Wilson, Jacob M.& Staley, C. A.& Boden, A. L.& Boissonneault, A. R.& Schwartz, A. M.& Schenker, M. L.. The Effect of Season and Weather on Orthopaedic Trauma: Consult Volume Is Significantly Correlated with Daily Weather. Advances in Orthopedics. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1122627
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1122627
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر