Concurrent SARS-COV-19 and acute appendicitis: Management and outcomes across United States children's hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nonoperative management of acute appendicitis is a safe and effective alternative to appendectomy, though rates of treatment failure and disease recurrence are significant. The purpose of this study was to determine whether COVID-19-positive children with acute appendicitis were more likely to undergo nonoperative management when compared to COVID-19-negative peers and to compare clinical outcomes and healthcare use for these groups.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study of children <18 years with acute appendicitis across 45 US Children's Hospitals during the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic was performed. Operative management was defined as appendectomy or percutaneous drain placement, whereas nonoperative management was defined as admission with antibiot

SUBMITTER: Iantorno SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9820025 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature