Abstract:Purpose. This paper aims to report the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on Emergency Ear nose and Throat (ENT) activity, in Lombardy (Italy), during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. The number of accesses to Emergency Department requiring ENT consultations between February 21 st and May 7 th , 2020, was retrospectively collected, along with the conditions treated. Data were strati ed in one-week time spans, in order to evaluate the evolving trends during the ongoing epidemic and a comparison with the two previous years … Show more
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