狗咬伤的频率和严重程度正在增加 - 在COVID-19大流行之后,持续的影响

Niall O'Hara1

  • 1Plastic surgery department, University of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry CV2 2DX, UK.

概括

在COVID-19封锁之后,狗咬伤事件增加了47%,严重程度增加,需要复杂的整形手术. 这突显了对患者和医疗保健资源的重大影响.

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