Multicenter cohort study on the presentation and treatment of acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Demi HuijgenElisabeth M L de WijkersloothJosephine C JanssenFrédérique H BeverdamEvert-Jan G BoermaJan Willem T DekkerSophia KitongaCharles C van RossemWilhelmina H SchreursBoudewijn R ToorenvlietMaarten VermaasBas P L WijnhovenAnne Loes van den Boom

Published in: International journal of colorectal disease (2022)

No differences were observed in number of appendectomies, proportion of complex appendicitis, postoperative length of stay or postoperative infectious complications before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. A CT scan was used more frequently during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
computed tomography
dual energy
image quality
risk factors
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
clinical trial
positron emission tomography
combination therapy