Impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency surgical activities at the National Reference University Hospital of N'Djamena.

Aim Of The Work: An evaluation of Covid-19 pandemic impact on emergency surgical activities at the CHU-RN in N'Djamena, Chad.

Method: A retrospective study of patients admitted to the surgical emergency room during the first wave of the pandemic (April-June 2020). The data were compared to those of patients admitted during the same period in 2019 (control group).