Appendicitis during the COVID-19 lockdown: results of a multicenter analysis in Germany.
Arnulf Gregor WillmsKarl J OldhaferSophie ConzeWolfgang E ThaslerChristian von SchassenThorsten HauerTobias HuberChristoph-Thomas GermerSimone GünsterDirk R BulianZarah HircheJörg FilserGregor A StavrouMartin ReichertPatrizia MalkomesSteffen SeyfriedTobias LudwigHans C HillebrechtDimitrios PantelisStefanie BrunnerWilm RostJohan F Locknull nullPublished in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2021)
The COVID-19 lockdown had significant effects on abdominal emergency surgery in Germany. These seem to result from a stricter selection and a longer waiting time between the onset of symptoms and medical consultation for risk patients. However, the standard of emergency surgical care in Germany was maintained.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- palliative care
- emergency department
- public health
- minimally invasive
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery bypass
- quality improvement
- clinical trial
- acute coronary syndrome
- depressive symptoms
- double blind
- percutaneous coronary intervention