A study of changing trends in consumer preferences and perspectives towards health-care services during the pandemic

Department of Diabetology, Dr. Srikanth’s Diabetes Specialities Centre, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

School of Entrepreneurship and Management Studies, SRM University, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India

Department of Diabetology, Life Care Diabetes Specialities, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

Department of Diabetology, Helios Hospitals, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

Emergency surgery amid ongoing pandemic in suspected COVID-19 with D1 perforation

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected working patterns of all emergency and regular surgical services. We report a case of emergency surgery amid this ongoing pandemic, in a suspected COVID-19 patient with D1 (duodenal) perforation. We did not wait for the real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) report for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to come, and proceeded with surgery with all safety protocols. We intend not to delay, for the better outcome of patient’s condition, the life-saving response alike we follow routinely. The pandemic scenario is expected to sustain for longer time. We assume, patients requiring acute care surgery with COVID-19 like symptoms (suspected or confirmed), should definitely be proceeded with surgery as earliest, following all safety protocols, and prevent undue and added morbidity and mortality during this pandemic crisis.