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A local experience of non-operative management for an appendicitis cohort during COVID-19

2021; Wolters Kluwer; Volume: 63; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.amsu.2021.02.006

ISSN

2049-0801

Autores

Dinh Van, Alex Sagar, Nainika Menon, Oliver Claydon, Ji Young Park, Billy Down, Barrie Keeler,

Tópico(s)

Healthcare cost, quality, practices

Resumo

During the first United Kingdom COVID-19 wave, the Royal Colleges of Surgeons initially recommended conservative management with antibiotics instead of surgery for appendicitis. This study compared local outcomes of appendicitis during this period with a pre-COVID-19 cohort.

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