The Trauma Market experienced the third sequential quarter of increasingly healthy growth as both the WW and US Trauma Markets were up YoY. New product introductions, along with inclement weather in the US and EU drove trauma procedures during the first quarter of 2021.
During the Stryker Q121 earnings call, management noted that their trauma business, which is less elective in nature, benefited from inclement weather in the US and Europe in February.
Among the many topics covered in detail in our comprehensive Q121 Trauma Market Recap* are:
According to the Weather Channel, Feb. 2021 proved to be a record-breaking month with regards to extreme cold, warmth and precipitation. Weather-related studies have demonstrated a direct correlation between weather and trauma admission volumes with a past level 1 retrospective trauma center study determining that daily temperature and precipitation were valid predictors of trauma admission volumes. SmartTRAK will continue to monitor and report on possible weather pattern impacts on the trauma segment and ...
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