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- - The study examined the severity of acute appendicitis cases during two waves of COVID-19, focusing on changes before and after stay-at-home restrictions in 2020.
- - In Wave 1, there was a significant decrease in uncomplicated appendicitis (42.6%) along with an increase in perforated appendicitis cases (21.1%) compared to the equivalent periods in 2018/2019.
- - During Wave 2, similar trends were observed, indicating an increase in the severity of appendicitis cases, but the changes were less pronounced than in Wave 1.
Article Abstract
Background: Acute appendicitis cases increased in severity following COVID-19-related restrictions in March, 2020. We investigated if similar changes occurred during Wave 2.
Methods: Acute appendicitis patients during Wave 1 were grouped 8 weeks before (Group A) and after (Group B) stay-at-home restrictions were initiated on March 15, 2020. Cases in Wave 2 were grouped 8 weeks before (Group C) and after (Group D) November 6, 2020. Groups were compared to equivalent time frames in 2018/2019.
Results: Group A versus B revealed 42.6% decrease (confidence interval: - 59.4 to - 25.7) in uncomplicated appendicitis and 21.1% increase (confidence interval: 4.8-37.3) in perforated appendicitis. Similar patterns were noted comparing Group C versus D without statistical significance. The changes seen in Wave 1 were significantly different than in 2018/2019. This trend continued in Wave 2.
Conclusion: Similar to Wave 1, acute appendicitis cases increased in severity during wave 2 of COVID-19, but with less prominence.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8942907 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2022.03.005 | DOI Listing |
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