The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient application to outpatient plastic surgery clinics and management of treatments: a retrospective comparative study

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Aim: The aim of this study was to show the differences in patient profile and treatment selections in outpatient plastic surgery clinic, by comparing the pre-pandemic and the pandemic period for one-year processes.Methods: The patients who applied to outpatient clinic of plastic surgery during the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods were included in the study. The data related to demographic characteristics, reasons for application of outpatient plastic surgery clinic, pre-diagnosis and treatment modalities outpatient or inpatient - were collected retrospectively.Results: It was observed that there was a significant numerical difference in the number of applications of the patients between the pre-pandemic and the pandemic periods. The application rate of females decreased, while the rate of males increased during the pandemic period. When we examined the application rates in the age groups, the patient application rates in the 12-18, 18-25, and 25-40 age groups increased. In the other age groups, the patient application rates were decreased (p<0,01). When the reasons for patient application were examined one by one, the burn injury rate remains the same, while acute-chronic wounds, maxillofacial trauma and other reasons rates increased (p<0,001). When the outpatient and inpatient treatment rates were compared, the outpatient treatment rate increased, while the inpatient treatment rate decreased (p<0,001).Conclusion: This study shows the changes in the applications of patients and preferences of treatments during the pandemic period compared to the pre-pandemic period.

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