Appendicitis during the COVID-19 lockdown: results of a multicenter analysis in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed medical care worldwide. General surgery has been affected in elective procedures, yet the implications for emergency surgery are unclear. The current study analyzes the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown in spring 2020 on appendicitis treatment in Germany.

Methods

Hospitals that provided emergency surgical care during the COVID-19 lockdown were invited to participate. All patients diagnosed with appendicitis during the lockdown period (10 weeks) and, as a comparison group, patients from the same period in 2019 were analyzed. Clinical and laboratory parameters, intraoperative and pathological findings, and postoperative outcomes were analyzed.

Results

A total of 1915 appendectomies from 41 surgical departments in Germany were

SUBMITTER: Willms AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7867500 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature