Clinical outcomes of children with COVID-19 and appendicitis: a propensity score matched analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, many children with appendicitis and COVID-19 were initially treated non-operatively and later underwent interval appendectomy. Currently, children with both appendicitis and COVID-19 frequently undergo upfront appendectomy. The impact of this return to upfront surgical management on patient outcomes is unknown. This study compared outcomes of pediatric patients with and without COVID-19 infection undergoing appendectomy.

Study design

A retrospective cohort study of children < 21y who underwent appendectomy from 3/19/2020 to 7/31/2022 at 50 Pediatric Health Information System children's hospitals was conducted. Children with documented COVID-19 were identified. Exclusions included preoperative ventilator or supplemental oxygen depende

SUBMITTER: Odegard MN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11461633 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature