Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on the utilization of acute surgical care in the State of Salzburg, Austria: retrospective, multicenter analysis.

Jaroslav PreslMartin VargaChristof MittermairStefan MitterwallnerMichael WeitzendorferAna GabersekKurosch BorhanianAndreas HeubergerHelmut WeissKlaus EmmanuelBurkhard von RahdenOliver Owen Koch

Published in: European surgery : ACA : Acta chirurgica Austriaca (2021)

Emergency general surgery is an essential service that continues to run under all circumstances. Our data show that COVID-19-related restrictions have resulted in a significant decrease in the utilization of acute surgical care.

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