The current corona virus pandemic
(COVID-19) has put the world into an unprecedented
global crisis. Health systems have been faced with an
enormous challenge to provide the necessary care for
this vast burden of patients. As a result, emergency and
scheduled care for non-COVID patients has been
affected. Objective: Evaluate the effect of the COVID19 pandemic on the management of surgical
emergencies at the Yaoundé Emergency Centre.
Method: This was an analytical cross-sectional study
with an exhaustive sampling. The data of all patients
consulted in surgical emergencies from March to
September 2019 and 2020were collected using a review
grid inside the registers of surgical emergencies. The
analysis was done in Epi-info version 7.2.2.6 and
Microsoft Excel software 2016.Results: Data were
collected from 2584 patients in surgical emergencies
Keywords :
surgical emergencies, COVID-19, YEC, Yaoundé.