The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on access to medical services and its consequences on emergency surgery

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on access to medical services and its consequences on emergency surgery

BackgroundOn March 9, 2020, the Italian Prime Minister announced the lockdown, which was officially closed on May 4. This extraordinary measure was necessary to contain the COVID-19 pandemic spread in Italy. During this phase, a significant decrease in patients' access to Emergency Department (...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Pirozzolo, Bao Riccardo Quoc, Chiara Vignotto, Livio Baiano, Alfredo Piangerelli, Claudia Peluso, Rubina Palumbo, Fabrizio Giuseppe Maria Cimino, Guido Meneghetti, Alberto Grassetto, Maurizio Rizzo, Gabriele Giuseppe Maria Viola, Francesco Fiumara, Marco Scarpa, Alfonso Giovanni Recordare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
emergency surgery
peritonitis
surgical outcome
complications
survival
COVID-19
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1059517/full

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