Abstract
Within a few months coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread around the world. Some studies showed asignificant reduction in medical consultations. Due to new discussions about restrictions in the case of rising COVID-19 case numbers, this study investigated the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on surgical emergencies at the Rostock University Medical Center and compared the results to the years before. The aim of the study was to compare the case numbers of the surgical emergency department of the Rostock University Medical Center from the period 2020 and 2021 to the years before (2018, 2019). Furthermore, the consequences of COVID-19 case numbers for the case numbers of the surgical emergency department were investigated. Atotal of 74,936patient cases could be included in this study. The results showed asignificant reduction of surgical emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic (p < 0.001). There was asignificant negative correlation with the COVID-19 case numbers (p < 0.001). The restrictions of the government showed adirect influence on COVID-19 case numbers and emergency visits. The results showed acorrelation of COVID-19 case numbers with the case numbers of the surgical emergency department. Due to difficult workforce planning during apandemic, this can be important information for workforce management in similar future events.
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