id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-354147-01dhp7nn Gonzalez, RocĂ­o Maqueda Proctologic emergency consultation during COVID-19: comparative cross-sectional cohort study 2020-10-23 .txt text/plain 3210 167 47 Proctologic Page 4 of 16 J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f disorders have been another major victim of the pandemic, since in a significant number of cases can be considered non-priority issues, and therefore, following several international clinical guidelines for prioritization of surgical interventions, they have been postponed (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) . All the patients included in the present study were evaluated by the general surgery team, resident or attendant, during their consultation in the emergency department. We collected demographic variables, comorbidities and chronic treatments, previous proctological pathology, reason for consultation in the ED, definitive diagnosis, medical or surgical treatment required, outpatient or in-hospital regimen, change in attitude with respect to usual behavior in our center in each situation and the need for readmission or new ED consultation within 30 days after the initial visit. ./cache/cord-354147-01dhp7nn.txt ./txt/cord-354147-01dhp7nn.txt