ArticleCureus2022
Changes in the Emergency General Surgery Operations in the Setting of COVID-19 and Impact of Strategy of Non-Operative Management on Outcomes in Acute Appendicitis.
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- Treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis: is interval appendectomy an effective strategy?Surgery today · 2026Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency general surgery outcomes: a retrospective analysis of seven procedures.Updates in surgery · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has posed significant challenges to the provision of elective and emergency general surgical care. Patterns of presentation have changed and management pathways have also been adapted, moving to more non-operative management (NOM) for some conditions. We investigated how COVID-19 changed the volume of emergency general surgery operating in our district general hospital (DGH). We aimed to evaluate the impact of NOM on outcomes in acute appendicitis.
methodsA retrospective case review of operating lists, patient handover lists, and patient notes was undertaken for patients presented between 1
resultsSome 393 emergency general surgery operations were performed in the study period. There was a clear reduction in operating volume after 23
conclusionsThis study summarizes the changes brought to the provision of emergency general surgery in the setting of a DGH by the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, NOM was the preferred option for acute appendicitis but this did not alter the negative appendicectomy rate.
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