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Acute appendicitis in the COVID-19 era: A complicated situation?Author links open overlay panel,
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Highlights
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Acute appendicitis is the most common intra-abdominal surgical emergency in the world.
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Null hypothesis of no difference in the number of cases of complicated appendicitis.
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What impact did the government's ‘Stay at Home’ message have?
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Increasing body of evidence to support non-operative treatment in certain cases.
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A significantly higher rate of complicated cases found in the COVID era.
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