Characteristics of Acute Appendicitis before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Single Center Experience.

ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to investigate whether the COVID-19 pandemic caused an increased incidence of complicated appendicitis due to the late presentation when compared to the pre-COVID-19 period. Summary Background Data. Acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies. During the coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, there has been a reported delay in the presentation of some urgencies to the emergency hospital departments. Methods. A total of 427 patients who underwent surgical treatment due to suspected acute appendicitis from June 2019 to November 2020 were retrospectively included in this study. The patients were divided into two groups: the first (pre-COVID-19) group consisted of patients who had surgery before the onset of COVID-19 pandemic (n 

SUBMITTER: Bosak Versic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8894033 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature