The role of imaging in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Acute appendicitis is one of the most common general surgical emergencies worldwide; however, its diagnosis remains challenging, with a high proportion of negative appendicectomies. The purpose of this study was to investigate the benefit of routine use of pre-operative imaging for the evaluation of suspected appendicitis. This retrospective cohort study included all cases of appendicectomies performed for suspected acute appendicitis during the first and second peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic, between March 2020 and February 2021. The control group included all cases of appendicectomies performed for suspected acute appendicitis in the previous 12 months (March 2019-February 2020). One hundred and four patients underwent appendicectomy in the study group, compared to 209 in the control gro

SUBMITTER: Perrotta G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9686250 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature