Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on emergency surgery and emergency department admissions: an Italian level 2 emergency department experience

Br J Surg. 2020 Sep;107(10):e374-e375. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11813. Epub 2020 Jul 20.

Authors

L Castagneto-Gissey¹, G Casella¹, M F Russo², G Del Corpo¹, A Iodice¹, I Lattina¹, P Ferrari³, I Iannone³, A Mingoli³, F La Torre³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
² Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
³ Emergency Surgery Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
COVID-19* / epidemiology
Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
Facilities and Services Utilization
Health Services Accessibility
Hospitals, University / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Incidence
Italy / epidemiology
Pandemics*
Patient Admission / statistics & numerical data*
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
Surgery Department, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
Time-to-Treatment