Epidemiology and Outcome of Acute Appendicitis during and before the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Single-Center Analysis

M Won, C Ahn - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: We investigated epidemiological factors and outcomes,
including the development of complications, for patients with appendicitis according to three …

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on incidence and severity of acute appendicitis: a comparison between 2019 and 2020

JCG Scheijmans, ABJ Borgstein, CAJ Puylaert… - BMC emergency …, 2021 - Springer
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, a decrease in the number of patients
presenting with acute appendicitis was observed. It is unclear whether this caused a shift …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence of complicated appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Kariya, C Krutsri, P Singhatas, P Sumritpradit… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Measures taken to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
slow surgical processes, and patients are avoiding presenting at emergency departments …

Suspected and Confirmed Acute Appendicitis During the COVID-19 Pandemic: First and Second Quarantines—a Prospective Study

V Petrauskas, E Poskus, R Luksaite–Lukste… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose COVID-19 posed an unprecedented modern global healthcare crisis affecting both
elective and urgent surgeries. The aim of this study is to evaluate the difference in the …

Acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic—changes in incidence and clinical presentation but not in patients' outcome

S Wolf, M Schrempf, D Vlasenko… - … Journal for Quality in …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an ongoing severe
issue. Objective The aim of this study was to compare the incidence, severity and treatment …

Acute appendicitis severity during the early COVID-19 pandemic period

TD Zaikos, EM Boudiab, EC Peshel, AA Wu… - Trauma Surgery & …, 2021 - tsaco.bmj.com
Background The early COVID-19 pandemic period significantly strained the US healthcare
system. During this period, consultations and admissions for acute medical conditions …

Where did the patients go? Changes in acute appendicitis presentation and severity of illness during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a retrospective cohort …

MY Neufeld, W Bauerle, E Eriksson, FK Azar, HL Evans… - Surgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic restricted movement of individuals
and altered provision of health care, abruptly transforming health care-use behaviors. It …

Characteristics of Acute Appendicitis before and during the COVID‐19 Pandemic: Single Center Experience

A Bosak Veršić, M Šestan, I Ćepić… - Emergency medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the study was to investigate whether the COVID‐19 pandemic caused an
increased incidence of complicated appendicitis due to the late presentation when …

Acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multicenter, retrospective analysis from the US epicenter

R Tamirian, M Klein, P Chui, J Park… - The American …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common surgical emergency, with a
relatively stable yearly incidence. During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, as New …

Did the severity of appendicitis increase during the COVID-19 pandemic?

YJ Chang, LJ Chen, YJ Chang - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background This study aimed to assess the severity of appendicitis during the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, as patients with appendicitis may procrastinate …