Impact of COVID-19 on the care of acute appendicitis: a single-center experience in Korea.

Published in: Annals of surgical treatment and research (2021)

In the COVID-19 era, the characteristics of patients with acute appendicitis and inflammation worsened. The time to surgery was delayed due to the requirement for preoperative COVID-19 testing and increased the severity of appendicitis did not affect the perioperative outcomes.

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