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Increase in perforated appendicitis during the COVID-19 Pandemic quarantine, Study says

Dr. Nandita MohanWritten by Dr. Nandita Mohan Published On 2021-04-27T07:45:18+05:30  |  Updated On 2021-04-27T14:23:51+05:30
Increase in perforated appendicitis during the COVID-19 Pandemic quarantine, Study says

Researchers have recently retrospectively analyzed that there was an overall increased rate of perforated appendicitis seen during quarantine period under the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients with perforated appendicitis had an increased length of stay, longer operative time, and increased rate of complications, explains Paige Finkelstein and colleagues from the Department of Surgery, Mount...

Researchers have recently retrospectively analyzed that there was an overall increased rate of perforated appendicitis seen during quarantine period under the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients with perforated appendicitis had an increased length of stay, longer operative time, and increased rate of complications, explains Paige Finkelstein and colleagues from the Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA in their recent study.

The study is published in the Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques.

The corona virus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) imposed new public health constraints that deterred people from coming to the hospital. The outcome of patients who developed appendicitis during mandated COVID-19 quarantine has yet to be examined.
Therefore, the authors conducted the study to to establish whether there was an increased rate of perforated appendicitis seen during COVID-19 quarantine. Secondary objectives included observing the type of procedure performed, length of stay, and associated complications.
This retrospective analysis was designed to look at the rates of appendicitis and perforated appendicitis observed during mandatory "safer at home order". The same time period a year earlier was used for comparative analysis.
The study utilized data gathered from a single health care system, which consisted of a large regional referral center with three emergency rooms (ERs). Patients were included in the study if they presented to any ER in our health care system with a chief complaint of acute appendicitis.
Perforated appendicitis was determined either radiographicallyp or intraoperatively. Interventions included surgery, percutaneous drainage, or medical management.
The key findings highlighted were-
a. There were 107 patients who were included.
b. During quarantine, a total of 48 patients presented with acute appendicitis, with 16 perforations, compared with the previous year where 59 patients presented with acute appendicitis, with 10 perforations (33% versus 17% P = .04).
c. Most patients underwent laparoscopic appendectomy (91%, n = 98), six patients (6%) were managed with intravenous antibiotics and 3 patients (3%) with percutaneous drainage. d. Patients who perforated had a longer duration of symptoms (2 versus 1, P = .03), white blood cell count (13,190 versus 15,960 cells/mm3, P = .09), and longer operative time (72 versus 89 minutes, P = .01).
d. Patients who perforated had an increased length of stay and rate of complication.
Hence, it was concluded that "there was an overall increased rate of perforated appendicitis seen during quarantine compared with the previous year. Patients with perforated appendicitis had an increased length of stay, longer operative time, and increased rate of complications. Thus, although people were staying home due to public health safety orders, it negatively impacted those who developed appendicitis who may have presented to the hospital otherwise sooner."


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Source : Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques
Dr. Nandita Mohan
Dr. Nandita Mohan

    BDS, MDS( Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry)

    Dr. Nandita Mohan is a practicing pediatric dentist with more than 5 years of clinical work experience. Along with this, she is equally interested in keeping herself up to date about the latest developments in the field of medicine and dentistry which is the driving force for her to be in association with Medical Dialogues. She also has her name attached with many publications; both national and international. She has pursued her BDS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and later went to enter her dream specialty (MDS) in the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences. Through all the years of experience, her core interest in learning something new has never stopped. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751

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