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Consecuencias no anticipadas de las politicas sobre la pandemia COVID-19 en pacientes pediátricos con apendicitis aguda
hosted by Dr. Cecilia Gigena
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Pandemic appendicitis study
Study overview and findings on pandemic-era appendicitis complications
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What the experts said
The study was a retrospective cohort study conducted at the Hospital for Sick Children (Hospital de Niños Enfermos).
The study compared patients with appendicitis in a pre-pandemic period versus those during the pandemic period.
The study included 1,107 patients total: 491 in the pre-pandemic period and 616 in the pandemic period.
Patients presenting during the pandemic period had much higher chances of having perforated appendicitis.
Patients presenting during the pandemic period had higher readmission rates.
Patients who presented during the pre-pandemic period were significantly younger than those in the pandemic period.