Single-centre experience of emergency hernia surgery during COVID-19 pandemic: a comparative study of the operative activity and outcomes before and after the outbreak.
Med Glas (Zenica)
; 18(2): 463-467, 2021 08 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1326069
ABSTRACT
Aim The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020 affected largely the elective operating for non-urgent surgical pathologies, such as hernias, due to periodical cancellations of the operating lists on a worldwide scale. To the best of our knowledge, the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to the emergency hernia surgery operative workload and postoperative outcomes remains largely unknown. Methods Retrospective research of admission, operation and inpatient records of all patients who underwent emergency surgery over a 2-year period (2019-2020) was done. Results An 18% increase in terms of emergency hernia surgery operating volume, with a 23% increase of visceral resections due to unsalvageable herniated content strangulation was found. Overall morbidity did not increase during the pandemic period and there was no postoperative mortality or occurrence of COVID-19 related complications. Conclusion Emergency operative management of acutely symptomatic hernias can be safely performed even during the COVID-19 infection peak waves; hernia taxis should be reserved only for patients unfit or unwilling to undergo upfront surgery.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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Herniorrhaphy
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Med Glas (Zenica)
Journal subject:
Nutritional Sciences
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Medicine
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
1383-21
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