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A population-based analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on common abdominal and gynecological emergency department visits
David Gomez, Andrea N. Simpson, Colin Sue-Chue-Lam, Charles de Mestral, Fahima Dossa, Jordan Nantais, Andrew S. Wilton, David Urbach, Peter C. Austin and Nancy N. Baxter
CMAJ May 25, 2021 193 (21) E753-E760; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.202821
David Gomez
Division of General Surgery (Gomez, Nantais), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; ICES Central (Gomez, Simpson, de Mestral, Wilton, Urbach, Austin, Baxter); Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Simpson), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Surgery (Sue-Chue-Lam, de Mestral, Dossa, Urbach), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (Baxter), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
MD PhDAndrea N. Simpson
Division of General Surgery (Gomez, Nantais), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; ICES Central (Gomez, Simpson, de Mestral, Wilton, Urbach, Austin, Baxter); Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Simpson), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Surgery (Sue-Chue-Lam, de Mestral, Dossa, Urbach), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (Baxter), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
MD MScColin Sue-Chue-Lam
Division of General Surgery (Gomez, Nantais), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; ICES Central (Gomez, Simpson, de Mestral, Wilton, Urbach, Austin, Baxter); Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Simpson), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Surgery (Sue-Chue-Lam, de Mestral, Dossa, Urbach), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (Baxter), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
MDCharles de Mestral
Division of General Surgery (Gomez, Nantais), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; ICES Central (Gomez, Simpson, de Mestral, Wilton, Urbach, Austin, Baxter); Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Simpson), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Surgery (Sue-Chue-Lam, de Mestral, Dossa, Urbach), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (Baxter), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
MDCM PhDFahima Dossa
Division of General Surgery (Gomez, Nantais), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; ICES Central (Gomez, Simpson, de Mestral, Wilton, Urbach, Austin, Baxter); Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Simpson), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Surgery (Sue-Chue-Lam, de Mestral, Dossa, Urbach), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (Baxter), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
MDJordan Nantais
Division of General Surgery (Gomez, Nantais), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; ICES Central (Gomez, Simpson, de Mestral, Wilton, Urbach, Austin, Baxter); Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Simpson), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Surgery (Sue-Chue-Lam, de Mestral, Dossa, Urbach), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (Baxter), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
MDAndrew S. Wilton
Division of General Surgery (Gomez, Nantais), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; ICES Central (Gomez, Simpson, de Mestral, Wilton, Urbach, Austin, Baxter); Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Simpson), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Surgery (Sue-Chue-Lam, de Mestral, Dossa, Urbach), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (Baxter), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
MScDavid Urbach
Division of General Surgery (Gomez, Nantais), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; ICES Central (Gomez, Simpson, de Mestral, Wilton, Urbach, Austin, Baxter); Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Simpson), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Surgery (Sue-Chue-Lam, de Mestral, Dossa, Urbach), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (Baxter), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
MD MScPeter C. Austin
Division of General Surgery (Gomez, Nantais), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; ICES Central (Gomez, Simpson, de Mestral, Wilton, Urbach, Austin, Baxter); Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Simpson), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Surgery (Sue-Chue-Lam, de Mestral, Dossa, Urbach), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (Baxter), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
PhDNancy N. Baxter
Division of General Surgery (Gomez, Nantais), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; ICES Central (Gomez, Simpson, de Mestral, Wilton, Urbach, Austin, Baxter); Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Simpson), St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Department of Surgery (Sue-Chue-Lam, de Mestral, Dossa, Urbach), Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health (Baxter), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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A population-based analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on common abdominal and gynecological emergency department visits
David Gomez, Andrea N. Simpson, Colin Sue-Chue-Lam, Charles de Mestral, Fahima Dossa, Jordan Nantais, Andrew S. Wilton, David Urbach, Peter C. Austin, Nancy N. Baxter
CMAJ May 2021, 193 (21) E753-E760; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.202821
A population-based analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on common abdominal and gynecological emergency department visits
David Gomez, Andrea N. Simpson, Colin Sue-Chue-Lam, Charles de Mestral, Fahima Dossa, Jordan Nantais, Andrew S. Wilton, David Urbach, Peter C. Austin, Nancy N. Baxter
CMAJ May 2021, 193 (21) E753-E760; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.202821
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