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Acute appendicitis in the COVID-19 era: A complicated situation?

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Highlights • Acute appendicitis is the most common intra-abdominal surgical emergency in the world.• Null hypothesis of no difference in the number of cases of complicated appendicitis.• What impact did… Click to show full abstract

Highlights • Acute appendicitis is the most common intra-abdominal surgical emergency in the world.• Null hypothesis of no difference in the number of cases of complicated appendicitis.• What impact did the government's ‘Stay at Home’ message have?• Increasing body of evidence to support non-operative treatment in certain cases.• A significantly higher rate of complicated cases found in the COVID era.

Keywords: appendicitis covid; era complicated; covid era; acute appendicitis

Journal Title: Annals of Medicine and Surgery
Year Published: 2021

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