The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency general surgery: a retrospective study.

Ismail Alper Tarim Murat Derebey Gökhan Selçuk Özbalci Oğuzhan Özşay Mahmut Arif Yüksek Sercan Büyükakıncak Recep Bircan Bahadır Bülent Güngör Mahmut Başoğlu

Published in: Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina (2021)

The COVID-19 pandemic has decreased the number of unnecessary nonemergency admissions to the emergency department, but has not delayed patients' urgent consultations. The pandemic has led surgeons to deal with more complicated cases and greater numbers of complications.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
sars cov
ejection fraction
public health
coronavirus disease
healthcare
prognostic factors
quality improvement
patient reported outcomes
general practice