Management of appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic; short-term outcomes | Zendy

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Management of appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic; short-term outcomes

Author(s) -

Radhakrishnan Ganesh,

James Lucocq,

N 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.

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