COVID-19 lock-down significantly reduced number of surgical presentations in an emergency department

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute virus infection, which was declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a pandemic. As consequence, Swiss government decreed public lock-down to reduce and restrict further infections. The aim of this investigation provide impact COVID-19 on presentations patients in interdisciplinary emergency department (ED). A retrospective study performed at ED during period. All who presented were enrolled compared control cohort same time period 2019. Data regarding patients’ characteristics, medical specialty, course observation period, outpatient or hospital admission analyzed. In total 7072 included final analysis. During number significantly decreased 29% comparison previous year (p < 0.0001). analysis revealed that each week lower with 13–43% reduction. Irrespective situation, whereas decrease higher surgical diseases (31%, p 0.0001) than non-surgical (3.6%, = 0.4). socioeconomic associated reduced ED. Mainly, injuries affected terms reduction