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Can Physicians Delay Appendectomy for One Night in Children With Acute Appendicitis?
Middle East J Dig Dis
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General Practitioner, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.
Background: In pediatrics, appendicitis is the leading cause of emergency surgery. It was previously believed that postponing the surgery could lead to the appendix rupture. Children with this condition can be difficult to diagnose.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparison of the number and content of pathology laboratory samples before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pol J Pathol
September 2023
Department of Pathology, University of Health Science Turkey, Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused respiratory system diseases and affected people's access to healthcare services for diseases other than COVID-19. After the COVID-19 pandemic, changes occurred in the number and content of pathology laboratory samples, related to measures such as reducing the number of outpatient clinics in hospitals, postponing elective surgery, and restricting cancer screening. All samples sent to the pathology laboratory between 2019 and 2020 were included in our study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRole of preoperative in-hospital delay on appendiceal perforation while awaiting appendicectomy (PERFECT): a Nordic, pragmatic, open-label, multicentre, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial.
Lancet
October 2023
Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address:
Background: Appendicectomy remains the standard treatment for appendicitis. No international consensus exists on the surgical urgency for acute uncomplicated appendicitis, and recommendations vary from surgery without delay to surgery within 24 h. Longer in-hospital delay has been thought to increase the risk of perforation and further morbidity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCOVID-19 outbreak and acute appendicitis: Does the lockdown has a influence on appendectomies?-A single center retrospective cohort study.
Turk J Surg
June 2022
Clinic of General Surgery, Samsun Research and Training Hospital, Samsun, Türkiye.
Objectives: Healthcare systems have been negatively affected from COVID-19 pandemic worldwide. Elective surgical procedures were postponed and conservative treatment options were considered even in urgent conditions. This study aimed to explore the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on urgent appendectomy in a pandemic hospital.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLaparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis in patients with COVID-19 confirmation: A case report.
Int J Surg Case Rep
November 2022
Department of Surgery, Hanyu General Hospital, Hanyushi, Saitama 348-8505, Japan.
Introduction: Strategies to postpone elective surgeries were proposed to maintain the hospital capacity to cater for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and emergency non-COVID cases. Non-operative management (NOM) was recommended when possible during the COVID-19 era. However, the optimal approach to acute appendicitis (AA) in patients with COVID-19 remains controversial.
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