COVID-19: what happened to all of the otolaryngology emergencies?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Foggia, Viale Pinto, 1, 71121, Foggia, Italy.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy.
³ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Foggia, Viale Pinto, 1, 71121, Foggia, Italy. eleonoramc.trecca@gmail.com.
⁴ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.

Matteo Gelardi et al. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Nov.

. 2020 Nov;277(11):3231-3232.

doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06046-z. Epub 2020 May 18.

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Foggia, Viale Pinto, 1, 71121, Foggia, Italy.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy.
³ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Foggia, Viale Pinto, 1, 71121, Foggia, Italy. eleonoramc.trecca@gmail.com.
⁴ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Ambulatory care; COVID-19; Critical care; Emergency medicine; Hospital administration; Otolaryngology; Primary health care.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors disclose no conflicts of interest.

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