Journal article
A critical appraisal on the treatment of acute appendicitis in pediatric population during the COVID-19 pandemic
Annals of medicine and surgery, v 85(4), pp 868-874
01 Apr 2023
PMID: 37113946
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Abstract
Acute appendicitis is one of the most common causes of abdominal pain in children. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a delay in presentation to the emergency department and a higher rate of complicated appendicitis were observed. Traditionally, operative management (laparoscopic or open appendectomy) was thought to be the best treatment strategy for acute appendicitis. However, nonoperative management with antibiotics has gained popularity in managing pediatric appendicitis during the COVID-19 era. The pandemic has posed significant challenges in the management of acute appendicitis. Cancellation of elective appendectomies, delay in seeking care due to fear of contracting COVID-19 infection, and impact of COVID-19 infection in the pediatric population have resulted in higher rates of complications. Furthermore, multiple studies have reported multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children mimicking acute appendicitis, subjecting patients to unnecessary surgery. Therefore, it is imperative to update the treatment guidelines for the management of acute appendicitis in the pediatric population during and after COVID-19 times.
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- Title
- A critical appraisal on the treatment of acute appendicitis in pediatric population during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Creators
- Wireko A. Awuah - Sumy State UniversityJyi C. Ng - Universiti Putra MalaysiaAashna Mehta - University of DebrecenHelen Huang - Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandToufik Abdul-Rahman - Sumy State UniversityJacob Kalmanovich - Drexel UniversityEsther P. Nansubuga - University of LeedsKatherine Candelario - Yale UniversityMohammad M. Hasan - Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology UniversityArda Isik - Istanbul University
- Publication Details
- Annals of medicine and surgery, v 85(4), pp 868-874
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Number of pages
- 7
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001010136900041
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85161505143
- Other Identifier
- 991021901514504721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Pediatrics