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General surgery emergency presentation volumes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. ED, emergency department.
- Figure 2
Peritonitis (A) and gallbladder disease (B) emergency department (ED) presentation volumes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Percentage of patients with surgical intervention for general surgery emergency before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. ED, emergency department.
- Table 1
Demographic characteristics pre-COVID-19 and during COVID-19
Pre-COVID-19 (n=3255) Post-COVID-19 (n=546) P value Mean/N % Mean/N % Age 56.86 53.95 0.001 Age group (years) 0.001 18–34 473 15 114 21 35–49 664 20 117 21 50–64 900 28 127 23 65+ 1218 37 188 34 Gender 0.058 Female 1603 49 293 54 Male 1650 51 253 46 Race/Ethnicity 0.181 White or Caucasian 1526 47 269 49 Asian 649 20 105 19 Hispanic or Latino 532 16 75 14 Black or African-American 263 8 46 8 American Indian, Alaska Native,
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander79 2 7 1 Other/Unknown 206 6 44 8 Interpreter needed <0.001 Yes 485 15 67 12 No 2735 85 470 87 Unknown 2 0 5 1 Coverage type 0.024 Medicare 1331 41 196 36 Private coverage 1210 38 238 44 Medi-Cal 669 21 102 19 Other 45 1 10 2 - Table 2
Disease severity metrics pre-COVID-19 and during COVID-19
Pre-COVID-19 (n=3255) Post-COVID-19 (n=546) P value Mean/N % Mean/N % Surgery 0.007 No 1569 49 297 54 Yes 1686 52 249 46 SOI <0.001 Minor 349 14 73 19 Moderate 642 25 126 32 Major 820 32 116 30 Extreme 769 30 77 20 LOS 5.50 3.91 <0.001 WBC at presentation 11.24 10.80 0.225 Maximum WBC in the first 24 hours 11.83 11.37 0.230 Sepsis 650 20 83 15 0.009 LOS, length of stay; SOI, severity of illness; WBC, white blood cell.
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