ArticleActa otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale2020
ENT surgical emergencies during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Article in Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- [Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of otorhinolaryngology consultations].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2025Observational
- ENT Emergencies During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic at the Mohammed VI Hospital in Marrakech: Comparative Study Between Pre-and During COVID Pandemic in ENT Department.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022Article
- A multicentre retrospective cohort study on COVID-19-related physical interventions and adult hospital admissions for ENT infections.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022Article
- Risk of SARS-CoV-2 contagion in otolaryngology specialists.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2022Article
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- Is 2020 the golden year of Otolaryngology research? The impact of COVID-19 on the Italian academic production.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionThe restrictive measures adopted by the Italian Government during the COVID-19 outbreak caused dramatic changes in routine public health care. Surprisingly, emergency activity also registered a reduction in frequency.
methodsThis multicentre retrospective study aims to investigate eventual changes in ENT surgical emergencies in a highly populated area of southern Italy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data concerning the period between the February 1 and the May 31, 2020 were collected from the main three hospitals in the district and compared with the same period of 2019.
resultsA substantial reduction was found in the number of ENT emergency interventions in 2020 compared to the same period of 2019, particularly in the main lockdown phase and in the tertiary referral centre.
conclusionsThe reduction in the absolute number of emergency ENT interventions can be only partially explained by social distancing and home confinement. We have reason to believe that some of these patients may have not sought medical support due to fear of nosocomial SARS-CoV2 infection. This study could represent a trigger for further implementation of health system responses to emergencies in a period of transition that is likely to last for a prolonged period of time.
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