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

ABSTRACT:

Background

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.

Methods

An observational study was conducted in a district general hospital. All episodes of appendicitis were prospectively studied from 25^th March 2020 until 26^th May 2020 and compared with a retrospective pre-COVID cohort from 27^th November 2019 until 29^th January 2020. Primary outcome was 30-day treatment failure of simple appendicitis for conservatively managed cases during COVID-19 compared to surgically managed cases pre-pandemic. Treatment fa

SUBMITTER: Mai DVC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7879779 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature