COVID-19 and Acute Cholecystitis Management: A Systematic Review of Current Literature.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients with clinically acute presentations have been approached differently. The fear of viral transmission along with the short period of study made patients delay their hospital visits and doctors reassess the approach of certain acute situations. This study aimed to assess the changes in the management of patients with acute cholecystitis before and during COVID-19.

Methods

A systematic review of the literature using PubMed (MEDLINE), Scopus, and ScienceDirect databases was performed until 01 September 2021. Totally, two kinds of studies were included, those assessing the management of acute cholecystitis during COVID-19 and those comparing the periods before and during the pandemic. The outcomes recorded i

SUBMITTER: Stavridis K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9039201 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature