2020
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-92599/v1
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Waiting for the Second (Non)-Covid-19 Wave: Variations in Volume of Emergency Surgeries and of Emergency Department Accesses in a Third Level Hospital in Milan, Lombardy, During the Outbreak

Abstract: Introduction: During the recent outbreak of COVID-19 (Corona VIrus Diseases 2019), Lombardy was the Italian region most affected, with 87,000 patients and 15,876 deaths (until May 26). Since February 22, well before the Government declared the state of emergency, a huge reduction of emergency surgeries was seen in Lombardy Hospitals, with a generalized drop of attendances in the Emergency Departments (EDs).Study Objective: The aim of this study is to report the experience of the ED of a third-level hospital in… Show more

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