Table 5.

Time from initial presentation to surgery

	Median, IQR (hours)	Comparison versus prior to COVID‐19 pandemic
Prior to COVID‐19 pandemic	22.3 (IQR 14.7–28.7)	Baseline
First lockdown	20.0 (IQR 9.8–24.5)	p = 0.397
Second lockdown	24.2 (IQR 19.6–31.8)	p = 0.187
Third, fourth and fifth lockdowns	20.6 (IQR 13.9–25.1)	p = 0.998
Sixth lockdown	21.8 (IQR 17.5–26.2)	p = 0.952
Intervals between lockdown 2020	23.0 (IQR 16.8–30.0)	p = 0.567
Intervals between lockdown 2021	21.2 (IQR 14.7–26.5)	p = 1.000