Shifting paradigms in two common abdominal surgical emergencies during the pandemic
Author(s) -
Lucio Selvaggi,
Francesco Menegon Tasselli,
Guido Sciaudone,
Christos Kontovounisios,
A Cosenza,
Giuseppe Sica,
Francesco Selvaggi,
Gianluca Pellino
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/znaa158
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , appendicitis , general surgery , cholecystitis , surgical emergency , acute cholecystitis , covid-19 , surgery , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , emergency medicine , cholecystectomy , gallbladder , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , outbreak
During the pandemic there was a reduction in access to the hospital and surgical treatment of appendicitis and cholecystitis at a global level. Some strategies adopted during this challenging time could be applied even after the emergency has been controlled.
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