Impact of the COVID-19 national lockdown on emergency general surgery: Auckland City Hospital's experience.

Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2020)

Auckland City Hospital had a decrease in admissions and operations during the COVID-19 lockdown. These findings suggest people with serious pathology were staying at home untreated or being treated in the community. This is a snapshot of our experience in managing emergency general surgical patients in this unusual period.

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