Acute care surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain: changes in volume, causes and complications. A multicentre retrospective cohort study

O Cano-Valderrama, X Morales… - … Journal of Surgery, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of Acute Care Surgery procedures
performed in Spanish hospitals decreased significantly. The aim of this study was to …

“Safer at home”: the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on epidemiology, resource utilization, and outcomes at a large urban trauma center

H Chiba, M Lewis, ER Benjamin… - Journal of trauma and …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the entire global health care system.
In California, because of a high burden of cases, a lockdown order was announced on …

Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the emergency presentation of acute appendicitis

M Kumaira Fonseca, EN Trindade… - The American …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The global crisis resulting from the coronavirus pandemic has imposed a large
burden on health systems worldwide. Nonetheless, acute abdominal surgical emergencies …

[HTML][HTML] A single-centre observational cohort study to evaluate volume and severity of emergency general surgery admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic: is there …

RC McLean, J Young, A Musbahi, JX Lee… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has led to changes in NHS surgical service provision,
including reduced elective surgical and endoscopic activity, with only essential emergency …

The negative effects of COVID-19 and national lockdown on emergency surgery morbidity due to delayed access

FA Ciarleglio, M Rigoni, L Mereu, C Tommaso… - World Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background The aim of this retrospective comparative study was to assess the impact of
COVID-19 and delayed emergency department access on emergency surgery outcomes, by …

Resource requirements for reintroducing elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: modelling study

AJ Fowler, TD Dobbs, YI Wan, R Laloo… - British Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background The COVID-19 response required the cancellation of all but the most urgent
surgical procedures. The number of cancelled surgical procedures owing to Covid-19, and …

Dramatic decrease of surgical emergencies during COVID-19 outbreak

S Rausei, F Ferrara, T Zurleni, F Frattini… - Journal of Trauma …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, a general
decrease in surgical activity was observed. There is perception that this phenomenon has …

[HTML][HTML] Mortality after surgery with SARS-CoV-2 infection in England: a population-wide epidemiological study

TEF Abbott, AJ Fowler, TD Dobbs, J Gibson… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has heavily impacted elective and emergency
surgery around the world. We aimed to confirm the incidence of perioperative severe acute …

[HTML][HTML] The number of obstructive colorectal cancers in Japan has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic: A retrospective single-center cohort study

R Mizuno, R Ganeko, G Takeuchi, K Mimura… - Annals of Medicine and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The global pandemic of COVID-19 has changed cancer treatment
environments. In Japan, cancer screenings were halted and the numbers of endoscopies …

Critical thinking predicts reductions in Spanish physicians' stress levels and promotes fake news detection

Á Escolà-Gascón, N Dagnall, J Gallifa - Thinking Skills and Creativity, 2021 - Elsevier
The prevalence of pseudoscientific beliefs and fake news increased during the coronavirus
crisis. Misinformation streams such as these potentially pose risks to people's health. Thus …