Open AccessManagement of appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic; short-term outcomes
Author(s) -
Ganesh Radhakrishnan,
James Lucocq,
Neville Ekpete,
Noor Ul Ain,
Su Kwan Lim,
Al Alwash,
Saira Bibi,
Afshin Alijani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
scottish medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.16
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 2045-6441
pISSN - 0036-9330
DOI - 10.1177/0036933020956316
Subject(s) - medicine , pandemic , appendicitis , covid-19 , retrospective cohort study , conservative management , cohort , demographics , laparoscopy , general surgery , pediatrics , surgery , disease , demography , infectious disease (medical specialty) , sociology
COVID-19 pandemic has predisposed patients undergoing surgery to post-operative infection and resultant complications. Appendicitis is frequently managed by appendicectomy. After the onset of the pandemic, selected cases of appendicitis were managed with antibiotics which is a recognised treatment option. Our objective was to compare the management of appendicitis and post-operative outcomes between pre- and post-COVID-19.