ArticleAsian journal of surgery2020
Complicated appendicitis are common during the epidemic period of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
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- Rate of Application and Outcome of Non-operative Management of Acute Appendicitis in the Setting of COVID-19: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2021Pooled it
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- Perioperative severity of acute appendicitis during the confinement related to SARS COVID-19: a retrospective comparative cohort.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Analysis of risk factors associated with the development and postoperative complications of complicated acute appendicitis in elderly patients.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Appendectomy: Cross-sectional study of the effects of COVID-19 in a hospital in South Brazil.Surgery open science · 2024Article
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- Changes in the frequency, presentation and surgical outcomes of complicated appendicitis during the pandemic.Northern clinics of Istanbul · 2024Article
- Factors Contributing to Delays to Accessing Appendectomy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.World journal of surgery · 2023Article
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- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the outcomes of laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2023Article
- Six Diagnoses of Separation: Impact of COVID-19 on Pediatric Emergency Department Visits: A Multicenter Study.The Journal of emergency medicine · 2022Article
- The effect of COVID-19 pandemic period on acute appendicitis and its complications.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2022Article
- Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with presumed diagnosis of acute appendicitis.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- Experiences of Acute Surgical Care During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Among Patients and Their Next of Kin.The Journal of surgical research · 2022Article
- Incidence of complicated appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of surgery open · 2022Review
- Clinical Experience of Emergency Appendectomy under the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Single Institution in South Korea.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Changes in hospital admissions and complications of acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health sciences review (Oxford, England) · 2022Review
- Presentation and outcomes of acute appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned from the Middle East-a multicentre prospective cohort study.International journal of colorectal disease · 2022Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the severity and management of acute appendicitis.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess the prevalence of complicated appendicitis (including gangrene, abscess and perforation) after the outbreak of the 2019-nCoV epidemic and to identify the risk factors associated with complicated appendicitis.
methodsTwo groups were established in the study consisting of: one group for cases of acute appendicitis before the 2019-nCoV epidemic (before January 1, 2020; pre-epidemic group) and another group for those after the epidemic outbreak (after January 1, 2020; epidemic group). These two groups were compared in terms of demographic and clinical characteristics, prevalence of complicated appendicitis, and treatment intention. A multivariate analysis model using binary logistic regression was constructed.
resultsA total of 163 patients were included in this study, with 105 in the pre-epidemic group and 58 in the epidemic group. In the epidemic group, the interval from the onset of symptoms to admission was 65.0 h, which is significantly longer than the 17.3 h interval noted in the pre-epidemic group (P < 0.001). The prevalence of complicated appendicitis after the epidemic outbreak was significantly higher than before the outbreak (51.7% vs. 12.4%, P < 0.001). In addition, the epidemic group had a lower score of patient's intention to seek treatment than the pre-epidemic group (9.5 ± 2.7 vs. 3.4 ± 2.6, P < 0.001). Based on the multivariate analysis, the risk factors for complicated appendicitis included the time from symptoms onset to admission (OR = 1.075) and the patients' intention to receive treatment (OR = 0.541).
conclusionComplicated appendicitis was more common in patients with acute appendicitis after the outbreak of the 2019-nCoV epidemic.
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