ArticleJournal of paediatrics and child health2021
Paediatric appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Management and outcomes of acute appendicitis in children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Pediatric surgery international · 2023Pooled it
- Spontaneous Resolution of Uncomplicated Appendicitis may Explain Increase in Proportion of Complicated Appendicitis During Covid-19 Pandemic: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.World journal of surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Trends in Paediatric surgerical volume and associated mortality in England: a nationwide study over an eight year period.BJA open · 2025Article
- Unchanged Faces of Acute Appendicitis: Exploring Presentation and Treatment Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic.Cureus · 2024Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on acute appendicitis patients in a tertiary care center in Lebanon.BMC surgery · 2024Observational
- Stumped by a Case of Appendicitis After Appendectomy.Ochsner journal · 2024Article
- Reasons for Delayed Diagnosis of Pediatric Acute Appendicitis during the COVID-19 Era: A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Management of pediatric appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: A nationwide multicenter cohort study.Journal of pediatric surgery · 2023Article
- Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic on the Care of Pediatric Acute Appendicitis.The American surgeon · 2023Article
- Moving to Medical Treatment for COVID-19 Influence on Pediatric Appendicitis: A Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2022Review
- What has changed in children's appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic?Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2022Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on outpatient appointments in children and young people in England: an observational study.BMJ open · 2022Observational
- Clinical Experience of Emergency Appendectomy under the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Single Institution in South Korea.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Pediatric appendicitis in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: A retrospective chart review.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2022Article
- Emergency pediatric radiology imaging trends for non-COVID-19-related illnesses through different stages of the pandemic.Emergency radiology · 2022Article
- Incidence of Complicated Appendicitis during the COVID-19 Pandemic versus the Pre-Pandemic Period: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 2782 Pediatric Appendectomies.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- A concise pathophysiological model of acute appendicitis against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Most Common Diagnoses in Pediatric Surgery: Abdominal Pain, Acute Scrotum, Upper and Lower Extremity Injuries-Tertiary Center Experience.Turkish archives of pediatrics · 2022Article
- Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Prolong the Time Till Diagnosis and Worsen Outcomes for Children with Acute Appendicitis?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- We can reduce negative paediatric appendicectomy rate: A cohort study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimThe repercussions of the pandemic on patients without COVID-19 have been well documented. Although there is evidence that adult patients present later with complicated appendicitis, the impact on the paediatric population is unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the presentation and management of paediatric appendicitis.
methodsData from consecutive paediatric patients admitted with right iliac fossa pain to a teaching hospital from 1 March 2020 until 30 June 2020 (COVID-19) were compared with patients admitted from 1 March 2019 until 30 June 2019 (control).
resultsOne hundred and seventy-two patients were admitted with right iliac fossa pain (control = 97, COVID-19 = 75). Seven patients had a normal diagnostic laparoscopy in the control group compared with none in the COVID-19 group. The proportion of patients diagnosed with appendicitis was significantly higher during the COVID-19 pandemic (24% vs. 10%, P = 0.03). They presented later (3 days vs. 1 day, P < 0.01) with higher inflammatory markers (white cell count 15.8 vs. 13.2 × 10
conclusionDespite presenting later during COVID-19, paediatric patients with appendicitis were treated expediently with good outcomes.
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