1. Appendicitis tends to be complicated during the COVID-19 epidemic: A multicentre retrospective study
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Macheng Lu, Xiangpeng Kong, Cong Cheng, Mengmeng Liu, Yuan Zhang, Qiuhua Zhang, Tong Wang, Ye Zhang, and Huiqiang Dou
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COVID-19 ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Acute appendicitis ,Complicated appendicitis ,Emergency surgery ,Surgery ,RD1-811 - Abstract
Background: In past studies, non-medical factors in the social-healthcare-patient triad associated with the prevalence of COVID-19 have led to delays in the presentation of patients with acute appendicitis and an increase in complications. However, as research progresses, there is increasing evidence of a clinical association between COVID-19 and the development of acute appendicitis. Methods: The effect of COVID-19 prevalence and associated factors on acute appendicitis in the control (2016–2019) and exposed (2020−2023) groups was derived from a retrospective study of 3070 patients with acute appendicitis from 2016 to 2023. Results: After the implementation of the restrictions, the rate of acute appendicitis visits in the exposed group compared to the control group dropped sharply in the initial period (P = 0.047) and recovered gradually with the relaxation of the restrictions. Similar changes occurred in the number of acute complicated appendicitis visits. In addition, after the lifting of restrictions and the COVID-19 outbreak, the proportion of acute complicated appendicitis in the exposed group increased significantly (P
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- 2024
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