Impact of lockdown on emergency general surgery during first 2020 COVID-19 outbreak.
Hayato KuriharaEnrico MarranoMartina CeolinOsvaldo ChiaraRoberto FaccincaniPietro BisagniLuca FattoriMauro Zagonull nullPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2021)
During the first COVID-19 pandemic wave in the metropolitan area of Milan, the number of patients operated for emergency diseases decreased by around 19%. We believe that this decrease is related either to the fear of the population to ask for emergency department (ED) consultation and to a shift towards a more non-operative management in the surgeons 'decision making' process. The increase of acute mesenteric ischaemia and perianal abscess might be related to the modification of dietary habits and reduction of physical activity related to the lockdown.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- physical activity
- end stage renal disease
- decision making
- public health
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- palliative care
- prognostic factors
- liver failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- drug induced
- body mass index
- patient reported outcomes
- adverse drug
- aortic dissection
- depressive symptoms
- patient reported
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- thoracic surgery
- rare case