COVID-19 Pandemic Significantly Decreases Acute Surgical Complaints.
Publication/Presentation Date
11-1-2020
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly reduced elective surgery in the United States, but the impact of COVID-19 on acute surgical complaints and acute care surgery is unknown.
STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective review was performed of all surgical consults at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in the 30 days prior to and 30 days following confirmation of the first COVID-19 patient at the institution. Consults to all divisions within general surgery were included.
RESULTS: Total surgical consult volume decreased by 43% in the post-COVID-19 period, with a significant reduction in the median daily consult volume from 14 to 8 (
CONCLUSION: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered the landscape of acute surgical complaints at our large academic hospital. An appreciation of these trends may be helpful to other Departments of Surgery around the country as they deploy staff and allocate resources in the COVID-19 era.
Volume
86
Issue
11
First Page
1492
Last Page
1500
ISSN
1555-9823
Published In/Presented At
Riley, J. S., Luks, V. L., de Pina, L. F., Al Adas, Z., Stoecker, J. B., Jackson, B. M., Braslow, B. M., & Holena, D. N. (2020). COVID-19 Pandemic Significantly Decreases Acute Surgical Complaints. The American surgeon, 86(11), 1492–1500. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003134820949506
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
32862669
Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division
Document Type
Article