2020
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-47510/v1
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Comparison of Acute Appendicitis Before and Within COVID 19 Era: A Retrospective Study from Rural Nepal

Abstract: Background Currently, the world has been engulfed with the pandemicity of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and various mitigating measures like lock down and social distancing are being taken which have created significant impact in the emergency surgical health delivery including acute appendicitis (AA). The main aim of this study was to compare the demographic and clinical parameters between two cohorts before the onset of lockdown and within the pandemic.Methods A retro… Show more

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“…The implication of delay in the operative treatment of appendicitis includes increased morbidity and post-operative complications [7] as reflected in this study, with increased operative time (P=.00), increased length of hospital stay (P=.00) and increased rate of postoperative complications (P=.00) in the group presenting with complicated appendicitis. This is similar to findings by other authors [22] and has undoubtedly increased the strain on health resources already stretched by this pandemic.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 92%
“…The implication of delay in the operative treatment of appendicitis includes increased morbidity and post-operative complications [7] as reflected in this study, with increased operative time (P=.00), increased length of hospital stay (P=.00) and increased rate of postoperative complications (P=.00) in the group presenting with complicated appendicitis. This is similar to findings by other authors [22] and has undoubtedly increased the strain on health resources already stretched by this pandemic.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 92%
“…oranları arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmaması önemli bir sonuçtur. Literatürdeki benzer çalışmalarda Covid-19 pandemisi sürecinde AA ameliyatı sonrasında hastanede kalış süresinin uzadığı tespit edilmiştir[9,14]. Sonuçlarımız Grup 2'deki hastanede kalış süresinin Grup 1'e kıyasla belirgin olarak daha uzun olduğunu göstermektedir (p=0.048).…”
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