IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE EMERGENCY SURGICAL TREATMENT OF COLORECTAL CANCER.
Victor Matheus Mendonça de AraújoRoberta Lais Mendonça de MattosRayama Moreira SiqueiraDeivid Ramos Dos SantosLívia Guerreiro de Barros BentesCarlos Augusto Real MartinezPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery (2024)
The COVID-19 pandemic increased the rate of complications related to CRC when comparing patients treated before and during the pandemic. Furthermore, it had a negative impact on histopathological variables, causing worse oncological prognoses in patients undergoing emergency surgery.