Perforated diverticulitis is an emergent clinical condition and its management is challenging
and still debated. The aim of this position paper was to critically review the available …

Background and Objective: During the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems worldwide
made major changes to their organization, delaying diagnosis and treatment across a broad …

Background and Objectives: The pandemic of SARS-CoV-19 has affected the overall
spectrum of General Surgery, either in the case management part, or in the type of cases …

Objective To analyze the surgical management of sigmoid diverticular disease (SDD)
before, during, and after the first containment rules (CR) for the first wave of COVID-19 …

Abstract Purpose Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) impacted health care systems
around the world. Despite a decrease in emergency admissions, an increased number of …

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a worldwide significant drop of admissions to the
emergency department (ED). The aim of the study was to retrospectively investigate the …

Methods Patients (n= 23,383) who underwent a colectomy for diverticulitis in 2018 (control
year) and 2020 (pandemic year) were selected. We compared these groups for differences …

Abstract Background In Australia, the COVID‐19 pandemic has caused severe social
disruptions, including restrictions to the movement of people. Healthcare centres around the …

Introduction During the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare utilization
changed. We sought to examine the impact of the first COVID-19 surge on the outcomes of …

Background COVID-19 caused healthcare systems to significantly alter processes of care.
Literature on the pandemic's effect on healthcare processes and resulting surgical outcomes …