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cord-266744-31p212aq	Dick, Lachlan	Changes in Emergency General Surgery During Covid-19 in Scotland: A Prospective Cohort Study	2020-08-28		.txt	text/plain	2250	141	48	title: Changes in Emergency General Surgery During Covid-19 in Scotland: A Prospective Cohort Study The proportion of patients undergoing surgery increased (19.1 vs 42.3 per cent, p = < 0.05) as did the mean operating time (102.4 vs 145.7 min, p = < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Covid-19 has significantly impacted the number of admissions to emergency general surgery. Of the 36 patients undergoing surgery during 2020, 5 (13.9 per cent) had a change in the surgical procedure. Furthermore, in our cohort, only 50 per cent of patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis underwent Covid-19 testing. Furthermore, 12 (75 per cent) patients were deemed to require surgical management as opposed to the intercollegiate recommendation of a conservative approach [9] again suggesting an increase in severity. Covid-19 has significantly impacted the number of admissions to emergency general surgery. Author's reply-clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing surgeries during the incubation period of COVID-19 infection	./cache/cord-266744-31p212aq.txt	./txt/cord-266744-31p212aq.txt