Diagnostic Profile Comparison of the SARS-CoV-2 Pre-Pandemic and Pandemic Periods at the Gaffrée E Guinle University Hospital

Introduction: Within the first year of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, Brazil was second only to the USA in number of cases. An important change was observed in the profile of patients, notably oncology patients, with an estimated diagnostic deficit of at least 15,000 new cases of cancer per month across the country in 2020 (a drop of 35.5%). Objective: Investigate the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the quantity and profile of surgical diagnoses between April 2018 and March 2022. Results: There was a 22.8% decrease in surgical diagnoses during the Pandemic and a 39.0% lower monthly average, being the Gynecological diagnoses the most affected (-69.4%) Conclusion: A significant diagnostic deficit was created and changes in the diagnostic profile were observed.