TY - JOUR
T1 - Paediatric appendicitis
T2 - International study of management in the COVID-19 pandemic
AU - Van Amstel, Paul
AU - El Ghazzaoui, Ali
AU - Hall, Nigel J.
AU - Wester, Tomas
AU - Morini, Francesco
AU - Van Der Lee, Johanna H.
AU - Singer, Georg
AU - Pierro, Agostino
AU - Zani, Augusto
AU - Gorter, Ramon R.
AU - Metzelder, Martin L.
AU - Langer, Sophie
AU - Mitul, Ashrarur R.
AU - Karim, Sabbir
AU - Islam, Nazmul
AU - Poupalou, Anna
AU - Miserez, Marc
AU - Willems, Edward
AU - Ortolan, Erika V.P.
AU - De Arruda Lourenção, Pedro Luiz Toledo
AU - Ellebæk, Mark Bremholm
AU - Petersen, Susanna
AU - Suominen, Janne
AU - Pakarinen, Mikko
AU - Schmitt, Françoise
AU - Bonnard, Arnaud
AU - Montalva, Louise
AU - Martin, Garance
AU - Di Veroli, Antonella Nahom
AU - Assi, Zaki
AU - Pini-Prato, Alessio
AU - Falconi, Ilaria
AU - Alberti, Daniele
AU - Boroni, Giovanni
AU - Montanaro, Beatrice
AU - Morabito, Antonino
AU - Zulli, Andrea
AU - Coletta, Riccardo
AU - Romeo, Carmelo
AU - Antonelli, Enrica
AU - Nascimben, Francesca
AU - Gamba, Piergiorgio
AU - Sgro, Alberto
AU - Raffaele, Alessandro
AU - Ruffoli, Maria
AU - Aloi, Ivan
AU - Frediani, Simone
AU - Gasparella, Marco
AU - Midrio, Paola
AU - Kakar, Mohit
AU - CONNECT Collaborative Study Group
N1 - Funding Information:
T.W. received a grant from the Swedish Medical Research Council. The Swedish Medical Research Council had no role in any part of the study.
PY - 2022/11/1
Y1 - 2022/11/1
N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic had a huge impact on healthcare systems worldwide, forcing policymakers to reorganize hospital resources to prioritize COVID care. Recommendations were made by surgical societies to postpone elective surgery and apply non-operative alternatives if available for surgical diseases1–3. The aim of this multicentre international study was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric appendicitis, specifically the proportion of children with complex appendicitis, alterations in the diagnostic work-up and treatment strategies, and its outcomes.
AB - The COVID-19 pandemic had a huge impact on healthcare systems worldwide, forcing policymakers to reorganize hospital resources to prioritize COVID care. Recommendations were made by surgical societies to postpone elective surgery and apply non-operative alternatives if available for surgical diseases1–3. The aim of this multicentre international study was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric appendicitis, specifically the proportion of children with complex appendicitis, alterations in the diagnostic work-up and treatment strategies, and its outcomes.
U2 - 10.1093/bjs/znac239
DO - 10.1093/bjs/znac239
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 36240511
AN - SCOPUS:85154064668
SN - 0007-1323
VL - 109
SP - 1044
EP - 1048
JO - British Journal of Surgery
JF - British Journal of Surgery
IS - 11
ER -