[The Impact of Lockdown during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Care for Elective Patients (C-elective Study) - Results of a Multicenter Survey].
Arnulf Gregor WillmsJohan Friso LockAlexandra SimbeckWolfgang ThaslerWilm RostThorsten HauerSebastian SchaafChristoph Thomas GermerRobert SchwabKarl Jürgen OldhaferPublished in: Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie (2021)
The overall complication rate was low, and patients agreed to the measures taken; however, especially hernia patients showed increasing symptoms and some acute incarcerations. It seems reasonable to monitor symptomatic patients closely, in order to prioritise them when surgical capacity is restricted.