Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency general surgery outcomes: A single-center retrospective cohort study.

Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg · 2022 · PMC10493828 · PMID 35775682

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0.0960

closest p · 1.9× alpha

0.1900

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borderline significantp=0.096so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

In our study, compared with prepandemic period, there was a borderline significant decrease in the admission rate of patients with acute cholecystitis from 17.3% to 13.0% (p=0.096).

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did not reach statistical significancep=0.190not close (p > 0.1)

However, these differences did not reach statistical significance (p=0.190).

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an increasing trendno p-value reported

CONCLUSION: Pandemic appears to affect general surgical admissions with a fluctuating pattern, an increasing trend following a significant 2-month decrease.

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