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Pediatric Appendicitis Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Has Changed?

COVID-19 Pandemi Döneminde Pediyatrik Apandisit Yönetimi: Neler Değişti?

Osman Zeki Karakuş
Mustafa Olguner
Oktay Ulusoy
Gülce Hakgüder
Feza Miraç Akgür
Oğuz Ateş
Efil Aydın
Pages
109–113
Publication Date
2022-10-11
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Duration of symptoms was significantly prolonged (p

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: The most common surgical emergency in the paediatric group during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is appendicitis, as it was before.
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Key Findings & Data:This study aimed to evaluate clinical differences of paediatric appendicitis cases and changes in the management strategy between the pandemic and non-pandemic period.
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Introduction: The most common surgical emergency in the paediatric group during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is appendicitis, as it was before. This study aimed to evaluate clinical differences of paediatric appendicitis cases and changes in the management strategy between the pandemic and non-pandemic period. Methods: Cases during the non-pandemic period (March-July 2019) and pandemic period (March-July 2020) were analysed. Demographic data, duration of symptoms, physical examination, laboratory and radiological findings, paediatric appendicitis score (PAS), operative techniques, medical treatment, complications and hospital stay were evaluated retrospectively. Results: This study enrolled 70 patients during the non-pandemic period and 48 patients during the pandemic period. Duration of symptoms was significantly prolonged (p

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Giriş: Koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 (COVID-19) pandemisi sırasında, daha önce olduğu gibi çocuk yaş grubunda en yaygın cerrahi acil durum apandisittir. Çocuk apandisit olgularının klinik farklılıklarını ve pandemi dönemi ile pandemi dışı dönem arasındaki yönetim stratejisindeki değişiklikleri değerlendirmeyi amaçladık. Yöntemler: Pandemi dışı dönem (Mart-Temmuz 2019) ve pandemi dönemi (Mart-Temmuz 2020) analiz edildi. Demografik veriler, semptomların süresi, fizik muayene, laboratuvar ve radyolojik bulgular, çocuk apandisit skoru (PAS), ameliyat teknikleri, tıbbi tedavi, komplikasyonlar ve hastanede kalış süreleri geriye dönük olarak değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Çalışmamızda pandemi dışı dönemde 70 hasta ve pandemi döneminde 48 hasta yer aldı. Pandemi döneminde semptomların süresi anlamlı olarak uzundu (p

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Karakuş, O. Z., Olguner, M., Ulusoy, O., Hakgüder, G., Akgür, F. M., Ateş, O., Aydın, E. (2022). Pediatric Appendicitis Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Has Changed?. Çocuk Acil ve Yoğun Bakım Dergisi, Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 2, 109–113. https://ajindex.com/articles/483761

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