The impact of COVID-19 in plastic surgery departments: a comparative retrospective study in a COVID-19 and in a non-COVID-19 hospital.
Francesca Romana GrippaudoEmilia MiglianoUgo RediGianmarco TurrizianiDavide MarinoGiuseppe D'ErmoDiego RibuffoPublished in: European journal of plastic surgery (2020)
The long-term effects of healthcare reshuffling in the "COVID-19 era" imply a delay in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer and cancellation of many reconstructive procedures. These findings pose a question on the future consequences of a long-term limitation in plastic surgery healthcare.Level of evidence: Level III, risk/prognostic study.