We can reduce negative paediatric appendicectomy rate: A cohort study

CONCLUSION: This study has the lowest reported incidence of negative appendicectomy rate during the pandemic following wider use of pre operative imaging and early senior involvement in decision making. The increased number of complicated appendicitis during the pandemic did not translate to worse clinical outcomes.PMID:34691444 | PMC:PMC8517710 | DOI:10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102901

Source: Annals of Medicine - October 25, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Maitreyi Patel Joel Joy Thomas Haschmatullah Sarwary Source Type: research