ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2022
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with presumed diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
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- Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on odontogenic infections in maxillofacial surgery.Head & face medicine · 2025Article
- Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Management of Breast Cancer Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Changes in Colorectal Cancer Practices during the Early COVID-19 Period.Journal of clinical practice and research · 2023Article
- Variations in clinical course and surgical outcomes of acute appendicitis during COVID-19 Pandemic: a multicenter cohort study.BMC surgery · 2023Article
- Management of acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study.BMC surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAcute appendicitis (AAp) is the most frequent cause of acute abdominal pain, and appendectomy is the most frequent emergency procedure that is performed worldwide. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused delays in managing diseases requiring emergency approaches such as AAp and trauma.
aimTo compare the demographic, clinical, and histopathological outcomes of patients with AAp who underwent appendectomy during pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 periods.
methodsThe demographic, clinical, biochemical, and histopathological parameters were evaluated and compared in patients who underwent appendectomy with the presumed diagnosis of AAp in the pre-COVID-19 (October 2018-March 2020) and COVID-19 (March 2020-July 2021) periods.
resultsAdmissions to our tertiary care hospital for AAp increased 44.8% in the COVID-19 period. Pre-COVID-19 (
conclusionThe present study showed that in the COVID-19 period, the ultrasonographic determination rate of AAp, perforation rate of AAp, and duration of hospital stay increased. On the other hand, negative appendectomy rate decreased. There was no statistically significant delay in hospital admissions that would delay the diagnosis of AAp in the COVID-19 period.
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