Open AccessImpact of COVID-19 on the care of acute appendicitis: a single-center experience in Korea
Author(s) -
Chang Woo Kim
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of surgical treatment and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.559
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2288-6796
pISSN - 2288-6575
DOI - 10.4174/astr.2021.101.4.240
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , covid-19 , propensity score matching , pandemic , appendicitis , acute appendicitis , emergency surgery , emergency medicine , general surgery , disease , surgery , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affects healthcare systems worldwide; however, few studies have assessed the impact of COVID-19 on emergent surgical diseases. This study aimed to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the care given to patients with acute appendicitis in Korea.