Approach to Acute Appendicitis during Covid-19 Outbreak: One Year Experience of a Single Centre
Nurullah Damburacı, Barış Sevinç
Asian Journal of Research in Surgery · pp. 167–170 · Published 25 Aug 2023
Abstract
Objective: After announcement of Covid-19 pandemic, elective surgeries were postponed, and all hospitals were reserved primarily for Covid-19 patients. Aim of this study is to evaluate the change in treatment trends of acute appendicitis during Covid-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: For this retrospective study patients diagnosed as acute appendicitis during the pandemic period and one year before the pandemic were evaluated. Diagnostic methods and treatment modalities were compared. Results: During pandemic period number of cases diagnosed as acute appendicitis did not change with similar rates of complicated cases. During pandemic period 16.1% of the patients had medical treatment. During the one-year period before Covid-19 pandemic rate of patients having medical treatment was found as 7.2%. Conclusion: During the pandemic period use of medical treatment for acute appendicitis significantly increased.
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