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Table 1 Type of diagnosis at admission

From: The negative effects of COVID-19 and national lockdown on emergency surgery morbidity due to delayed access

Diagnosis

Group 1

2019

n (%)

Group 2

2020

n (%)

p-value

Overall population

137

109

0.03

Trauma

4 (2.9)

4 (3.7)

0.73

Gastrointestinal perforation

8 (5.8)

5 (4.6)

0.78

Bowel obstruction

12 (8.8)

20 (18.3)

0.03

Hernia

5 (3.6)

4 (3.7)

1.00

Acute appendicitis

16 (11.7)

21 (19.3)

0.11

Acute cholecystitis

8 (5.8)

2 (1.8)

0.19

Bowel ischaemia

1 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

1.00

Testicular torsion

2 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

0.50

Urinary tract bleeding

9 (6.6)

2 (1.8)

0.12

Urinary tract obstruction

39 (28.5)

23 (21.1)

0.24

Extrauterine pregnancy

3 (2.2)

7 (6.4)

0.11

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

3 (2.2)

5 (4.6)

0.47

Genital bleeding

2 (1.5)

2 (1.8)

1.00

Miscarriage

4 (2.9)

6 (5.5)

0.34

Ovarian benign disease

2 (1.5)

3 (2.7)

0.66

Other relevant surgical pathology

19 (13.9)

5 (4.6)

0.02