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Table 1 Number of herniotomies performed during the study period and number of children in whom a prior referral for an inguinal hernia was received or were seen in the outpatient department before elective or emergency herniotomy

From: Successful prioritisation of inguinal herniotomies in children during the COVID-19 pandemic to minimise emergency presentations

Study period

Elective herniotomy (female to male)

Emergency herniotomy (female to male)

Total (female to male)

Emergency referral received, n (%)

Emergency seen in aOPD, n (%)

Elective referral received, n (%)

Elective seen in OPD, n (%)

2019 April–Sept

76 (10: 66)

27 (5:22)

103 (15:88)

7 (25.9%)

2 (7.4%)

29 (38.1%)

66 (86.8%)

2020 April–Sept

46 (4: 42)

25 (5:20)

71 (9:62)

7 (28%)

2 (8%)

35 (76%)

33 (71.7%)

Total

122 (14: 108)

52 (10:42)

174 (24:150)

14 (27%)

4 (7.7%)

64 (52.5%)

99 (81%)

  1. aOPD Outpatient department