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
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 opera...
By Adnan Malik, Mohamed Zohdy, Aftab Ahmad, Charalampos Seretis