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Delayed diagnosis of paediatric appendicitis during the COVID-19 pandemic
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AIM: To present seven paediatric patients with appendicitis, all with late diagnosis resulting from different aspects of the fear from the current global COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: Cases were collected from three paediatric surgical wards. Comparison between complicated appendicitis rates in the COVID-19 era and similar period in previous year was performed. RESULTS: All seven children presented with complicated appendicitis. Main reasons for the delayed diagnosis during the COVID-19 era were parental concern, telemedicine use and insufficient evaluation. Higher complication rates were found during the COVID-19 era compared to similar period in previous year (22% vs 11%, P-value .06). CONCLUSION: The fear from COVID-19 pandemic may result in delayed diagnosis and higher complication rates in common paediatric medical conditions. We believe caregivers and healthcare providers should not withhold necessary medical care since delay in diagnosis and treatment in these routinely seen medical emergencies may become as big of a threat as COVID-19 itself.
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- Authors
- Snapiri, O., Rosenberg Danziger, C., Krause, I., Kravarusic, D., Yulevich, A., Balla, U., & Bilavsky, E.
- Affiliations
- Schneider Children's Medical Center (IL)
- Department of Pediatrics C Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel Petah Tikva Israel
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Department of Pediatric Surgery Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel Petah Tikva Israel
- Bar-Ilan University (IL)
- Kaplan Medical Center (IL)
- Corresponding author
- Snapiri, Ori
- Venue
- Acta Paediatrica
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2020-06-08
- Volume
- 109
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1672-1676
- ISSN
- 0365-1436 (ISSN-L)
- 0803-5253
- 1651-2227
- PMC
- PMC7283758
- OpenAlex
- W3030996983
- Cited by
- 177
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 58 · 2021: 61 · 2020: 22
- FWCI
- 38.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Acta Paediatrica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Keywords
- pediatric appendicitis, delayed diagnosis, COVID-19 pandemic, complicated appendicitis, parental fear, telemedicine, health care access, appendicitis complications
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, Adolescent, Appendicitis, Child, Child, Preschool, Fear, Female, Humans, Israel, Male, Pneumonia, Viral, Coronavirus Infections, Delayed Diagnosis, Pandemics
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