Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on surgical treatment of inguinal hernia: A retrospective study in a single center

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dc.contributor.authorCakcak, İbrahim Ethem
dc.contributor.authorKaptan, Mert
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T10:04:37Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T10:04:37Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractAim: In this study, we aimed to examine the effect of the COVID 19 pandemic on the number, complication rates and epidemic characteristics of patients operated with the diagnosis of inguinal hernia in our institute. Methods: We analyzed all patients who underwent inguinal hernia operation in Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Dept of General Surgery, between March 11, 2019, and March 11, 2020, and compared them with the cases between March 11, 2020, and March 11, 2021, retrospectively. Percentages, mean, standard deviation, median and interquartile range were used as the descriptive statistics. Mann-Whitney U test was used for the variations which are contrary to the normal distribution range in the comparison of two groups. The relations between qualitative variations were studied by the Pearson Chi-Square test and Fisher's Exact test. Significant value was determined as 0.05 for all statistical analyses. Results: Between March 11, 2019, and 2020, 65 patients were operated on (Group 1), and 26 patients between March 11, 2020, and 2021 (Group 2). The percentage of female patients was significantly higher in Group 2 (4.6% in Group 1, 23.1% in Group 2, p=0.008) and there was a statistically significant increase in the rate of incarceration and strangulation in Group 2 (44.6% in Group 1, 84.6% in Group 2, p=0.001). Conclusions: During the COVID-19 pandemic the incarceration and strangulation rate was higher. The increase in complication rates can be attributed to the relative decrease in elective surgeries or the increase in the number of female patients admitted during the COVID period.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.25000/acem.1104456
dc.identifier.endpage36en_US
dc.identifier.issn2564-6567
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage33en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid1144571en_US]
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.25000/acem.1104456
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/1144571
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/12923
dc.identifier.volume7en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofArchives of Clinical and Experimental Medicineen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.titleEffect of COVID-19 pandemic on surgical treatment of inguinal hernia: A retrospective study in a single centeren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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