Acute Appendicitis During Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Changes in Clinical Presentation and CT Findings.
J Am Coll Radiol
; 17(8): 1011-1013, 2020 08.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1536620
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Quarantine and stay-at-home orders are strategies that many countries used during the acute pandemic period of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to prevent disease dissemination, health system overload, and mortality. However, there are concerns that patients did not seek necessary health care because of these mandates.PURPOSE:
To evaluate the differences in the clinical presentation of acute appendicitis and CT findings related to these cases between the COVID-19 acute pandemic period and nonpandemic period. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A retrospective observational study was performed to compare the acute pandemic period (March 23, 2020, to May 4, 2020) versus the same period the year before (March 23, 2019, to May 4, 2019). The proportion of appendicitis diagnosed by CT and level of severity of the disease were reviewed in each case. Univariate and bivariate analyses were performed to identify significant differences between the two groups.RESULTS:
A total of 196 abdominal CT scans performed due to suspected acute appendicitis were evaluated 55 from the acute pandemic period and 141 from the nonpandemic period. The proportion of acute appendicitis diagnosed by abdominal CT was higher in the acute pandemic period versus the nonpandemic period 45.5% versus 29.8% (P = .038). The severity of the diagnosed appendicitis was higher during the acute pandemic period 92% versus 57.1% (P = .003).CONCLUSION:
During the acute COVID-19 pandemic period, fewer patients presented with acute appendicitis to the emergency room, and those who did presented at a more severe stage of the disease.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Apendicite
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Pneumonia Viral
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Controle de Infecções
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Pandemias
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de coorte
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Estudo experimental
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Ensaios controlados aleatorizados
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Norte
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J Am Coll Radiol
Assunto da revista:
Radiologia
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
J.jacr.2020.06.002
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