The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on unilateral inguinal hernioplasty surgery in Brazil.
Giovana Salviano Braga GarciaKarine Coelho DA Silva FerreiraLigia Souza WanderleyJulia Maria Mendonça Machado PinheiroIsadora Maciel KorsackKatia Gleicielly FrigottoPublished in: Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes (2022)
It was observed that during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, the number of hospitalizations for unilateral inguinal hernioplasty was reduced by 55,21%. However, there was a significant increase in the mortality rate of this procedure. These results can be explained by the increase in mortality in patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and also by the restriction of performing elective surgeries, prioritizing emergency situations, which are more complicated, and consequently, with higher mortality.
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