Delayed Presentation and Referral Time from General Practitioners Contribute to Increased Complicated Appendicitis during the Initial COVID-19 Pandemic Period in Japan

Delayed Presentation and Referral Time from General Practitioners Contribute to Increased Complicated Appendicitis during the Initial COVID-19 Pandemic Period in Japan

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the situation of acute appendicitis (AA) with respect to patients' and general practitioners' behaviors in a general community hospital in Japan. Methods: The surgical outcomes and...

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Main Authors: Tadataka Takagi, Shoichi Kinoshita, Chihiro Kawaguchi, Takao Ohyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Coloproctology 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
Subjects:
complicated appendicitis
covid-19
delayed presentation
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jarc/7/1/7_2022-029/_pdf/-char/en

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https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jarc/7/1/7_2022-029/_pdf/-char/en

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