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A Retrospective Analysis of the Trends in Acute Appendicitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020; Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.; Volume: 31; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1089/lap.2020.0749

1557-9034

Paige Finkelstein, Omar Picado, Kiranmayi Muddasani, Henry Wodnicki, Thomas W. Mesko, S. W. Unger, Philip Bao, Irving Jorge, Sumana Narayanan, Kfır Ben-David,

COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

Background: The corona virus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) imposed new public health constraints that deterred people from coming to the hospital. The outcome of patients who developed appendicitis during mandated COVID-19 quarantine has yet to be examined. The main objective was to establish whether there was an increased rate of perforated appendicitis seen during COVID-19 quarantine. Secondary objectives included observing the type of procedure performed, length of stay, and associated complications.