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000010015 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/gm80hw08q
000010015 037__ $$aIR
000010015 245__ $$aImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on management and outcomes of pediatric appendicitis
000010015 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University
000010015 269__ $$a2023
000010015 336__ $$aCapstone
000010015 502__ $$gMedicine (Undergraduate Medical Education)
000010015 502__ $$bM.D.
000010015 520__ $$aIn 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.
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000010015 650__ $$aChild$$016462
000010015 650__ $$aCOVID-19$$013515
000010015 650__ $$aSARS-CoV-2$$013516
000010015 650__ $$aAppendicitis$$014998
000010015 650__ $$aPandemics$$039381
000010015 650__ $$aAppendectomy$$014996
000010015 6531_ $$acomplications
000010015 691__ $$aSchool of Medicine$$041369
000010015 692__ $$aDepartment of Medicine$$041425
000010015 7001_ $$aSamhan, Ashraf$$uOregon Health and Science University$$10000-0002-5653-6969$$041354
000010015 7201_ $$aKato, Meredith$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354$$7Personal$$eMentor
000010015 8564_ $$98770f471-4964-4b77-9d30-2ae8cdc37c80$$s410595$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/10015/files/Samhan.Ashraf.2023.pdf
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000010015 980__ $$aScholarly Project Capstones