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

With the purpose of preventing a healthcare system overload and limiting or somewhat minimizing the likelihood of a far‐reaching viral transmission, on 9 March 2020 the Italian Government imposed several lockdown restrictions comprising social distancing, school closures and interruption of non‐esse...

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Published in:British Journal of Surgery 2020-09, Vol.107 (10), p.e374-e375
Main Authors: Castagneto-Gissey, L, Casella, G, Russo, M F, Del Corpo, G, Iodice, A, Lattina, I, Ferrari, P, Iannone, I, Mingoli, A, La Torre, F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Correspondence
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
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