Cross-sectional Study
Acute appendicitis in the COVID-19 era: A complicated situation?

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Highlights

  • Acute appendicitis is the most common intra-abdominal surgical emergency in the world.

  • Null hypothesis of no difference in the number of cases of complicated appendicitis.

  • What impact did the government's ‘Stay at Home’ message have?

  • Increasing body of evidence to support non-operative treatment in certain cases.

  • A significantly higher rate of complicated cases found in the COVID era.

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