The decrease of non-complicated acute appendicitis and the negative appendectomy rate during pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During pandemic, admissions for surgical emergencies dropped down dramatically. Also acute appendicitis decreased. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the change in volume and clinical presentation of patients with acute appendicitis during pandemic and the variation in treatment.

Methods

This is a retrospective study of patients admitted in 11 Italian hospital for acute appendicitis during the lockdown period (March-April 2020) compared with the same period of the previous 2 years (2018-2019). The number and the rate of complicated and non-complicated acute appendicitis were recorded and compared between the two study periods; non-operative vs operative treatment and negative appendectomy rate were also recorded.

Results

The study included 532 pat

SUBMITTER: Ceresoli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8040760 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature