Why the study?
The study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health measures on the presentation and management of acute surgical pathologies.
Does management during the COVID-19 pandemic alter surgical approaches and mortality in adult patients with acute surgical inflammatory processes?
Does management during the COVID-19 pandemic alter surgical approaches and mortality in adult patients with acute surgical inflammatory processes?
During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a safe shift towards conservative treatment and open surgery for acute surgical inflammatory processes, with no difference in mortality compared to the previous year.
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May support ambulatory acute surgery during resource constraints; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
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