Limiting hospital resources for acute appendicitis in children: Lessons learned from the US epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic

摘要: IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the suspension of nonemergent surgeries throughout New York. Our tertiary care children’s hospital pivoted towards a brief trial of intravenous (IV) antibiotic therapy in all patients in order to limit operating room (OR) utilization and avoid prolonged hospital stays. We describe our pandemic-based strategy for non-operative management (NOM) of appendicitis but with a limited duration of IV antibiotics.MethodsWe performed a retrospective study of children treated for acute appendicitis at our center …