Clinical Pediatrics: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2572-0775
ISSN: 2572-0775
Department of pediatric surgery, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Shanghai, China
Research Article
Long Duration and Increase in Pediatric Complicated Appendicitis during the Period of Lockdown in April 2022 in Shanghai
Author(s): Hui Li, Weijue Xv, Xiong Huang, Qingxing Li and Yibo Wu*
Objective: The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has tremendously transformed medical care worldwide, and
elective surgery has been affected. The aim of the current study was to determine whether complicated appendicitis
rates in children were influenced by the lockdown in April 2022 in Puxi region of Shanghai due to COVID-19.
Background: The progression of acute appendicitis from simple to complicated is affected by the presentation
timeliness. In the context of city-mandated control, the influences of lockdown in Puxi April on children suffering
from acute appendicitis will be investigated in this study.
Methods: The medical records of all children presenting in 2 hospitals with acute appendicitis between April 1
and April 30, 2022 (The first lockdown month in Puxi region) were reviewed and analyzed.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2572-0775.22.7.225