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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Trends in Simple and Complex Appendicitis in Children and the Potential Correlation to Common Viral Pathogens-A Retrospective Cohort Study between 2010 and 2019 in The Netherlands.

Sarah-May M L The, Paul van Amstel, Sophie M Noordzij, Roel Bakx, Taco S Bijlsma, Joep P M Derikx, L W Ernest van Heurn, Martijn van der Kuip, Ramon R Gorter

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Sarah-May M L TheDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam & Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Paul van AmstelDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam & Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Sophie M NoordzijDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam & Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0004-8936-9054
Roel BakxDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam & Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5884-2997
Taco S BijlsmaDepartment of Surgery, Northwest Hospital, 1815 JD Alkmaar, The Netherlands.
Joep P M DerikxDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam & Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
L W Ernest van HeurnDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam & Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Martijn van der KuipDepartment of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1484-360X
Ramon R GorterDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam & Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the annual, seasonal and monthly trends in children with simple and complex appendicitis and their correlation to common viral pathogens in the Netherlands. A consecutive multicenter retrospective cohort study was performed between 2010 and 2019 including children (<18 years) surgically treated for appendicitis. The primary outcome was the distribution of children with simple and complex appendicitis per year, season and month. Relevant seasonal variation was defined as ≥5%. The secondary outcome was a positive correlation of the number of patients with simple and complex appendicitis to common viral pathogens (data anonymously provided by the Dutch Working Group on Clinical Virology from the Dutch Society for Clinical Microbiology (NVMM)). In total, 896 patients were included: N = 524 (58%) patients with simple and N = 372 (42%) with complex appendicitis. Of the children aged 0-5 years, 81% had complex appendicitis, versus 38% in 6-18 years (

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