Management and early outcomes of children with appendicitis in the UK and Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic: a survey of surgeons and observational study.
George Stephen BethellClare M ReesJonathan R SutcliffeNigel J Hallnull nullPublished in: BMJ paediatrics open (2020)
Non-operative treatment of appendicitis has been widely used for the first time in children in the UK and Ireland and is safe and effective in selected patients. Overall patient outcomes do not appear to have been adversely impacted by change in management during the pandemic thus far.