Open AccessSelective impact of COVID-19 in patients presenting with non-specific abdominal pain
Author(s) -
Tareq Alsaoudi,
Dorothy Slavin,
F Khasawneh,
Wen Yuan Chung,
A. Eltweri,
Mohammed Zaher Sahloul,
Neil Bhardwaj,
Deep J. Malde,
Ashley R. Dennison,
Giuseppe Garcea
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
british journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.202
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1365-2168
pISSN - 0007-1323
DOI - 10.1093/bjs/znaa152
Subject(s) - medicine , ambulatory , covid-19 , abdominal pain , emergency medicine , ambulatory care , reduction (mathematics) , surgery , general surgery , health care , disease , geometry , mathematics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
The effect of COVID on surgical admissions was investigated by comparing such admissions from March to August 2020 with those in the same period in 2019. A significant reduction was noted in surgical admissions. The majority of this reduction was seen in the group with non-specific abdominal pain. It is presumed that public adherence to authorities’ message and effective ambulatory care are behind this decrease. we investigated the COVID effect on surgical admissions by comparing surgical admissions to the same period in 2019. significant reduction was noted of surgical admissions. interestingly, the majority of this reduction was seen in the non specific abdominal pain group. it is presumed that public adherence to authorities message and effective ambulatory care are behind this decrease.
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