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Presentation and outcomes of acute appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned from the Middle East-a multicentre prospective cohort study.

Ayman El NakeebSameh Hany EmileAhmed AbdelMawlaMohamed AttiaMohamed AlzahraniAyman ElGamdiAbd Elwahab NouhAbdulaziz AlshahraniRiyadh AlAreefTaha KayedHosam Mohamad HamzaAhmad AlMalkiFares RayzahMotaz AlsharifFares AlsharifMohammed M Mohammed
Published in: International journal of colorectal disease (2022)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a remarkable decrease in the number of patients with AA was seen along with a higher incidence of complex AA, greater use of CT scanning, and more application of NOM. The rates of postoperative complications, reoperation, and readmission were significantly higher during the COVID period.
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