Management of acute appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic. Single center data from a tertiary care hospital in Germany

Andric Mihailo; Stockheim Jessica; Rahimli Mirhasan; Klös Michael; Esser Torben; Soldatovic Ivan; Dölling Maximilian; Al-Madhi Sara; Acciuffi Sara; Croner Roland; Perrakis Aristotelis

doi:10.1515/iss-2022-0021

Innovative Surgical Science (Nov 2023)

Management of acute appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic. Single center data from a tertiary care hospital in Germany

Andric Mihailo,
Stockheim Jessica,
Rahimli Mirhasan,
Klös Michael,
Esser Torben,
Soldatovic Ivan,
Dölling Maximilian,
Al-Madhi Sara,
Acciuffi Sara,
Croner Roland,
Perrakis Aristotelis

Affiliations

Andric Mihailo: Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
Stockheim Jessica: Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
Rahimli Mirhasan: Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
Klös Michael: Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
Esser Torben: Institute of Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
Soldatovic Ivan: Institute for Medical statistics, Faculty of Medicine, University Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Dölling Maximilian: Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
Al-Madhi Sara: Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
Acciuffi Sara: Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
Croner Roland: Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
Perrakis Aristotelis: Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/iss-2022-0021
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 2
pp. 39 – 48

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The unexpected global overload of the health system during COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes in management of acute appendicitis worldwide. Whereas conservative treatment was widely recommended, the appendicectomy remained standard therapy in Germany. We aimed to investigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on treatment routine for acute appendicitis at University Hospital of Magdeburg.

Published in Innovative Surgical Science

ISSN: 2364-7485 (Online)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Country of publisher: Germany
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/iss/html

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