Repercussions of COVID-19-related national lockdown on Emergency Surgery Department: a longitudinal cohort monocentric study

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Elective and Emergency Surgeries, and Postoperative Mortality in a Brazilian Metropolitan Area: A Time-Series Cohort Study

“… 49 An international cohort study across 40 countries observed a shorter hospital-LOS and higher mortality in elective colorectal cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. 54 Other studies in Greece, 13 the United Kingdom, 39 Russia, 55 and Italy 56 also observed increased mortality during COVID-19. In a scoping review, it was observed that there was a delay in patients seeking care in emergency general surgeries, but it was impossible to conclude that there were more complications or increased mortality during the pandemic.…”