Management and early outcomes of children with appendicitis in the UK and Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of surgeons and observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical condition in children. In the UK, appendicectomy is the most common treatment with non-operative management unusual. Due to concerns about the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission during surgical procedures, surgeons were advised to consider non-operative treatment and avoid laparoscopy where possible. This study aims to report management and outcomes, to date, of children with appendicitis in the UK and Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design

Survey of consultant surgeons who treat children with appendicitis that informed a prospective multicentre observational cohort study.

Setting

Data were collected from centres in the UK and Ireland for cases admitted between 1 April and 31 May 2020 (first 2 months of the

SUBMITTER: Bethell GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7582338 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature