@article{IR,
      school = {M.D.},
      author = {Samhan, Ashraf},
      url = {http://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10015},
      title = {Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on management and outcomes  of pediatric appendicitis},
      publisher = {Oregon Health and Science University},
      abstract = {In our single-center retrospective study, we aimed to  examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the  management and outcomes of pediatric appendicitis over a  six-month period. Specifically, we evaluated for  differences in the length of hospital stay, rates of  complicated appendicitis, and time from admission to  appendectomy. We hypothesized that there would be increased  rates of complicated appendicitis and delays in  presentation compared to a similar pre-pandemic period. Our  investigation depicts a higher incidence of pediatric  complicated acute appendicitis, longer delays to  appendectomy, and prolonged hospitalizations despite no  significant differences in symptom duration during the  pandemic period.},
      number = {IR},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6083/gm80hw08q},
      recid = {10015},
      address = {2023},
}