The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Incidence, Severity, and Management of Acute Appendicitis: A Single Center Experience in Thailand.
Chompoonut AchavanuntakulPrasit MahawongkajitSaritphat OrrapinKarikarn AuksornchatPiyapong BoonyasatidNichakarn WaewsriAlisa MoriguchiAmonpon KanlerdPublished in: Emergency medicine international (2022)
The incidence of complicated appendicitis did not increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. The operation waiting time significantly increased but did not increase the rate of treatment complications in a well-prepared hospital system.