Evaluation of the Pandemic Normalization Process in Pediatric Surgery Operations: Tertiary Center Experience

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate pandemicinormalization process in pediatric surgery operations. Methods: This was a retrospective study conducted at a tertiary center. In our study, 917 individuals were included. It was defined as the period between June 2020, when normalization was announced after the first wave of the Coronavirusidisease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic in our country, and November 2020, when the second wave of measures began [Group 1 (n=393,42.7%)]. One year later was defined as the second period [Group 2 (n=525, 57.3%)], corresponding to the same time period (June 2021-November 2021). Results: The median age of Group 1 was 5 years and Group 2 was 6 years (p