Material and Methods
Records for adult ENT emergency presentations to our regional centre were examined over two comparable time periods. Data for patients who presented over two periods of of 61 days - April-May 2019 (pre COVID-19 period) and April-May 2020 (1st lockdown period) were recorded. Cases were identified through unit records and included all ENT emergencies except tracheostomies/airway interventions for COVID-19 patients and Postop complication of elective cases.