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Table 2 Surgical diagnoses across periods

From: The impact of partial and complete lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic on acute surgical services: a retrospective cohort study

Diagnosis on discharge

Period

% change in CLP

% change in PLP

PCP

CLP

PLP

Acute cholecystitis

15

18

18

20.00%

20.00%

Acute appendicitis

27

1

8

− 96.30%

− 70.40%

Acute pancreatitis

5

0

4

− 100.00%

− 20.00%

Obstructive jaundice

4

7

5

75.00%

25.00%

Intestinal obstruction

8

3

1

− 62.50%

− 87.50%

Strangulated inguinal hernia

3

0

2

− 100.00%

− 33.30%

Femoral hernia

1

0

0

− 100.00%

− 100.00%

Perianal abscess

10

4

3

− 60.00%

− 70.00%

Breast abscess

0

0

2

N/A

N/A

Gluteal abscess

3

0

1

− 100.00%

− 66.70%

Postoperative complications

10

6

1

− 40.00%

− 90.00%

Perforated duodenal ulcer

2

0

1

− 100.00%

− 50.00%

Hemorrhoids

3

0

0

− 100.00%

− 100.00%

Burns

1

1

0

0.00%

− 100.00%

Diverticulitis

1

0

2

− 100.00%

100.00%

Pneumothorax

2

1

1

− 50.00%

− 50.00%

Pneumothorax with lung contusion

1

0

1

− 100.00%

0.00%

Foreign body aspiration

1

0

1

− 100.00%

0.00%

Thoracic empyema

1

0

1

− 100.00%

0.00%

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

3

0

3

− 100.00%

0.00%

Critical lower limb ischemia

28

20

18

− 28.60%

− 35.70%

Toe gangrene

5

5

4

0.00%

− 20.00%

Infected permacath

4

4

1

0.00%

− 75.00%

Infected diabetic foot

9

5

1

− 44.40%

− 88.90%

Cellulitis

3

1

1

− 66.70%

− 66.70%

Infected toe

1

0

0

− 100.00%

− 100.00%

SVC obstruction

1

0

0

− 100.00%

− 100.00%

Carbuncle

1

1

0

0.00%

− 100.00%

AV fistula thrombosis

3

16

11

433.30%

266.70%

Stump wound infection

2

0

0

− 100.00%

− 100.00%

Fournier gangrene

1

0

0

− 100.00%

− 100.00%

Portal vein thrombosis

1

0

1

− 100.00%

0.00%

Wrist cut wound

0

3

0

N/A

N/A

Infected abdominal wound

0

2

0

N/A

N/A

Perineal fistula

0

1

0

N/A

N/A

Common femoral artery thrombosis

0

1

0

N/A

N/A

Sigmoid volvulus

0

0

3

N/A

N/A

Circumferential ulcer

0

0

2

N/A

N/A

others

35

17

27

− 51.40%

− 22.90%

Total

195

117

124

− 40.00%

− 36.40%