Correction: Quarantine and Appendicitis: A Macro-Area Experience.

[This corrects the article on p. 75 in vol. 24, PMID: 33505896.

Quarantine and Appendicitis: A Macro-Area Experience.

Purpose: Appendicitis is the most frequent urgency in pediatric age; the aim of this study was to investigate the association of quarantine for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic and the incidence of pediatric appendicitis in a specific macro area.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of consecutive patients who underwent surgical exploration for acute appendicitis in the period March-April since 2014. This specific quarantine period was divided into two phases as indicated by National government.