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Comparative Study
. 2021 Jul 23;108(7):754-759.
doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab029.

Effect of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on mortality related to high-risk emergency and major elective surgery

M Deputy  1   2 , C Rao  2   3 , G Worley  1   2 , V Balinskaite  4 , A Bottle  4 , P Aylin  4 , E M Burns  1   2 , O Faiz  1   2
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Comparative Study

Effect of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on mortality related to high-risk emergency and major elective surgery

M Deputy et al. Br J Surg. .

Abstract

These data show large reductions in both elective and emergency activity that are concerning for unmeasured morbidity and mortality within the community. The risk of mortality following high-risk EGS and major elective surgery during the first wave of the pandemic did not differ when compared with date-matched patient cohorts from 2019. The prevalence of concomitant SARS-CoV-2 infection in this surgical population is low.

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Admissions for emergency surgical diagnosis by week from February to June 2020 National lockdown was announced by the UK government on 23 March 2020 (week 8). GI, gastrointestinal.
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Admissions for major elective surgery by week from February to June 2020 National lockdown was announced by the UK government on 23 March 2020 (week 8). CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; EVAR, endovascular repair; AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm.
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