Changes in hospital admissions and complications of acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Background: Acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most common emergencies in general surgery worldwide. During the pandemic, a significant decrease in the number of accesses to the emergency department for AA has been recorded in different countries. A systematic review of the current literature sou...
Main Authors: | Ugo Grossi, Gaetano Gallo, Monica Ortenzi, Marco Piccino, Nick Salimian, Mario Guerrieri, Giuseppe Sammarco, Carla Felice, Giulio Aniello Santoro, Salomone Di Saverio, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Giacomo Zanus |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-06-01
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Series: | Health Sciences Review |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772632022000101 |
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