Open AccessHave acute appendicitis complications increased in children as a result of SARS-CoV-2?
Author(s) -
M G Toro Rodríguez,
M Dore Reyes,
I Martínez Castaño,
P Deltell Colomer,
Carla Maldonado,
Violeta Díaz,
A Encinas Goenechea,
J. Gonzálvez Piñera
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
cirugía pediátrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2695-6942
DOI - 10.54847/cp.2022.03.16
Subject(s) - medicine , appendicitis , group b , abscess , complication , retrospective cohort study , acute appendicitis , pandemic , group a , covid-19 , cohort , surgery , general surgery , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on healthcare has already been described, since it has caused an increase in diagnostic delay and morbidity. Our objective was to assess its influence on the development of complications in children with acute appendicitis.