Decision-making changes for patients and medical personnel in the management of acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic

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[2] Khanduri P(1999)Acute appendicitis: review and update Am Fam Physician 60 2027-34

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[4] Hardin DM(2018)Non-operative Management for Uncomplicated Appendicitis: An Option to Consider Eur J Pediatr Surg 28 18-21

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[6] Paajanen H(2020)Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis: 2020 update of the WSES Jerusalem guidelines World J Emerg Surg 15 27-12

[7] Rautio T(2020)Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on the Emergency Presentation of Acute Appendicitis Am Surg 86 1508-59

[8] Abbo O(2020)Managing acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Jiaxing, China World J Clin Cases 8 4349-11

[9] Trabanino C(2021)The management of adult appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interim analysis of a UK cohort study Tech Coloproctol 25 401-6

[10] Pinnagoda K(2021)Comparison of acute appendicitis before and within lockdown period in COVID-19 era: A retrospective study from rural Nepal PLoS ONE 16 e0245137-34

[1] Stewart B(2014)Global disease burden of conditions requiring emergency surgery Br J Surg 101 e9-22

[2] Khanduri P(1999)Acute appendicitis: review and update Am Fam Physician 60 2027-34

[3] McCord C(2015)Antibiotic Therapy vs Appendectomy for Treatment of Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis: The APPAC Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA 313 2340-8

[4] Hardin DM(2018)Non-operative Management for Uncomplicated Appendicitis: An Option to Consider Eur J Pediatr Surg 28 18-21

[5] Salminen P(2020)A Randomized Trial Comparing Antibiotics with Appendectomy for Appendicitis N Engl J Med 383 1907-19

[6] Paajanen H(2020)Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis: 2020 update of the WSES Jerusalem guidelines World J Emerg Surg 15 27-12

[7] Rautio T(2020)Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on the Emergency Presentation of Acute Appendicitis Am Surg 86 1508-59

[8] Abbo O(2020)Managing acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Jiaxing, China World J Clin Cases 8 4349-11

[9] Trabanino C(2021)The management of adult appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interim analysis of a UK cohort study Tech Coloproctol 25 401-6

[10] Pinnagoda K(2021)Comparison of acute appendicitis before and within lockdown period in COVID-19 era: A retrospective study from rural Nepal PLoS ONE 16 e0245137-34