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Impact of the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 pandemic on digestive surgical activities: a Belgian National Survey

2021; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 122; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/00015458.2021.1894735

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Gabriel Liberale, Hans Van Veer, Jean Lemaitre, Marc Duinslager, Dirk Ysebaert, Arnaud De Roover, Charles de Gheldere, Niels Komen,

Trauma and Emergency Care Studies

Background Belgium was one of the first European countries affected by the first wave of the Covid-19 epidemic after Italy and France and has the highest rate of Covid-19-related deaths. Very few studies have evaluated the impact of the pandemic on surgical activity on a large scale. The primary objective of this national survey was to evaluate the impact of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic on surgical activities (elective non-oncological and oncological) in Belgian hospitals.