Although more research is needed, researchers suggest that trauma centers may benefit from monitoring COVID patients for additional complications and screening.
Although more research is needed, researchers suggest that trauma centers may benefit from monitoring COVID patients for additional complications and screening.
Trauma patients who show no symptoms for COVID, yet test positive for the virus, have significantly higher rates of cardiac events, stay in the hospital longer, and incur higher hospital charges than do similar trauma patients who test negative for COVID, according to study results presented at the Scientific Forum of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2022.
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) Having COVID-19 could cause further trouble for patients being treated for physical trauma — even if they have no symptoms of the virus.