id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-352553-me1tpqss Sugand, K. The impact of COVID-19 on acute Trauma and Orthopaedic referrals and surgery in the UK: the "golden peak weeks" of the first national multi-centre observational study. The COVid-Emergency Related Trauma and orthopaedics (COVERT) Collaborative 2020-08-24 .txt text/plain 5722 336 50 Objectives: This is the first national study observing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on orthopaedic trauma with respect to referrals, operative caseload and mortality during the first six weeks (namely the "golden peak weeks") following the introduction of the national social distancing and lockdown measures from mid-March 2020. Conclusion: Although there was a reduction of acute trauma referrals and those undergoing operative intervention, the mortality rate still more than doubled in odds during the peak of the pandemic compared to the same time interval one year ago. Although there was a reduction of acute trauma referrals and those undergoing operative intervention, the mortality rate still more than doubled in odds during the peak of the pandemic compared to the same time interval one year ago. To observe the impact of COVID-19 on Trauma and Orthopaedic acute referrals, operative casemix and mortality rates during the 'golden peak weeks' of the pandemic compared to the same time interval in 2019. ./cache/cord-352553-me1tpqss.txt ./txt/cord-352553-me1tpqss.txt