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ArticleThe British journal of surgery2021

Author response: Global attitudes in the management of acute appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic: ACIE Appy Study.

B Ielpo, M Podda, G Pellino, F Pata, S Di Saverio

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Article in The British journal of surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Case series: Treatment outcome of late presentation of acute appendicitis.International journal of surgery case reports · 2022
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  12. Acute appendicitis in elderly during Covid-19 pandemic.International journal of colorectal disease · 2021
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  14. The 'hub and spoke model' for the management of surgical patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.The International journal of health planning and management · 2021
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  16. Paediatric appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2021
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  17. A population-based analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on common abdominal and gynecological emergency department visits.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

B IelpoHPB Unit Surgical Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3129-3208
M PoddaDepartment of emergency surgery, Cagliari University Hospital 'Policlinico D. Casula', Cagliari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9941-0883
G PellinoDepartment of Advanced Medical and Surgical Science, Università degli Studi della Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8322-6421
F PataNicola Giannettasio Hospital, Corigliano-Rossano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2634-1199
S Di SaverioCambridge Colorectal Unit, Addenbrooke'S University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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AppendicitisCOVID-19AppendectomyAttitudeHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2

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PMID34000031
PMCPMC8499720

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