The impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on the incidence and outcome of complicated appendicitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient attendance at emergency departments (EDs) during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has decreased dramatically under the "stay at home" and "lockdown" restrictions. By contrast, a notable rise in severity of various surgical conditions was observed, suggesting that the restrictions coupled with fear from medical facilities might negatively impact non-COVID-19 diseases. This study aims to assess the incidence and outcome of complicated appendicitis (CA) cases during that period.

Methods

A retrospective study comparing the rate and severity of acute appendicitis (AA) cases during the COVID-19 initial outbreak in Israel during March and April of 2020 (P20) to the corresponding period in 2019 (P19) was conducted. Patient data included demographics, pre-ED status,

SUBMITTER: Rudnicki Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8313000 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature