Publications by authors named "Maria Del Carmen Gonzalez-Sanchez"
Article Synopsis
- The COVID-19 pandemic forced Spanish hospitals to focus resources on treating COVID patients, impacting the treatment of other medical conditions, including acute appendicitis.
- A national survey conducted among surgeons revealed a decrease in acute appendicitis cases and an increase in conservative management, though most cases still underwent surgical treatment, with a notable rise in open surgery during this period.
- The findings from this study aim to improve future healthcare responses and reorganize protocols for managing acute appendicitis in the context of pandemics.
Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on Spanish hospitals, which have had to allocate all available resources to treat these patients, reducing the ability to attend other common pathologies. The aim of this study is to analyze how the treatment of acute appendicitis has been affected.
Method: A national descriptive study was carried out by an online voluntary specific questionnaire with Google Drive™ distributed by email by the Spanish Association of Surgeons (AEC) to all affiliated surgeons currently working in Spain (5203), opened from April 14th to April 24th.