The management of adult appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interim analysis of a UK cohort study.
Javanmard-Emamghissi H, Boyd-Carson H, Hollyman M, Doleman B, Adiamah A, Lund JN, Clifford R, Dickerson L, Richards S, Pearce L, Cornish J, Hare S, Lockwood S, Moug SJ, Tierney GM; COVID: HAREM (Had Appendicitis, Resolved/Recurred Emergency Morbidity/Mortality) Collaborators Group.
Javanmard-Emamghissi H, et al.
Tech Coloproctol. 2021 Apr;25(4):401-411. doi: 10.1007/s10151-020-02297-4. Epub 2020 Jul 15.
Tech Coloproctol. 2021.
PMID: 32671661
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CONCLUSION: COVID-19 has changed the management of acute appendicitis in the UK, with non-operative management shown to be safe and effective in the short-term. Antibiotics should be considered as the first line during the pandemic and perhaps beyond....
CONCLUSION: COVID-19 has changed the management of acute appendicitis in the UK, with non-operative management shown to be safe and effectiv …