Suspected appendicitis and COVID-19, a change in investigation and management-a multicentre cohort study.
William James EnglishNader Habib BedwaniChristopher SmithE DoganayM MarsdenS MuseW K MakM ChanaJ EvesV ShatkarPublished in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2020)
Introduction of the guidelines was associated with changes in practice. Despite these changes, short-term complications did not increase and LOS decreased. Questions remain on the longer-term complication rates in non-operatively managed patients.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- coronavirus disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- sars cov
- healthcare
- primary care
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- study protocol
- preterm infants
- pulmonary embolism
- randomized controlled trial
- cross sectional
- patient reported
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus