Appendectomy: Cross-sectional study of the effects of COVID-19 in a hospital in South Brazil
This study demonstrated that there was no increased risk for appendectomies during the first wave of the pandemic. Surgeries were safe during this period. Patients continued to access the emergency service despite surgical abdominal pain and restrictive measures imposed by health authorities. The similar results observed across cohorts are attributed to the readiness of the teams and the availability of medical surgical equipment in safe quantities.
Authors
- Tierre Aguiar Gonçales
- Mariana Severo Debastiani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0635-514X)
- Rafael José Vargas Alves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6294-917X)
- Claúdia Giuliano Bica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6763-6631)
- Thiago Lucas Bastos de Melo Moszkowicz
- Marcos Souza Parreira
- Julia Kasali Lima
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (BR)
- Santa Casa Hospital (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgery Open Science
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2024.08.003
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00