Keywords
Surgery
Consultation
emergency
Maradi, Niger
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Abstract
Introduction :
COVID-19 has led to a readjustment of the surgical care offer because of the preventive measures it involves. The objective of this study was to describe the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the volume of surgical activities at the regional hospital center (CHR) of Maradi.
Materials and method :
In this cross-sectional study with retrospective collection, conducted from March 20, 2019 to March 19, 2021 at the Regional Hospital Center of Maradi, we quantify and compare the volume of surgical activities one year before and one year during the COVID-19 pandemic. The variables studied are related to the number of patients seen according to the surgical specialty in outpatient clinics or in emergencies as well as the number of interventions by specialty in emergency as in scheduled surgery.
Results :
During the study period, 13,429 patients were admitted to the CHR including 3,521 cases in cold outpatient consultation and 9,908 cases admitted in emergency; i.e. 73.78% of the hospital's surgical activities. Surgical emergency admissions before the pandemic were 4,760 patients and increased to 5,148 during the pandemic, a significant increase of 8.15%. The number of scheduled surgery interventions fell by 4.27%, as did outpatient consultation activities, which fell significantly to 27.82%.
Conclusion :
The volume of surgical activities in the CHR of Maradi is decreasing in scheduled surgery. On the other hand, emergency activities during the COVID-19 pandemic are on the rise. The low rate of COVID-19 infection reported in Maradi, the classic emergency admission mode in our context as well as the resilience of health actors are elements that could explain the data of this study.
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