Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on short-term postoperative outcomes for colorectal perforation: A nationwide study in Japan based on the National Clinical Database.
Shimpei OgawaHideki EndoMasahiro YoshidaTomomitsu TsuruMichio ItabashiHiroyuki YamamotoYoshihiro KakejiHideki UenoYuko KitagawaTaizo HibiAkinobu TaketomiNorihiko IkedaMasaki MoriPublished in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2023)
The COVID-19 pandemic had limited negative effects on postoperative outcomes in patients with colorectal perforation. These findings suggest that the emergency system for colorectal perforation in Japan was generally maintained during the pandemic.