Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on management of acute cholecystitis: A single tertiary center's experience

Murat DEREBEY; Mahmut Arif YÜKSEK; Ufuk KARABACAK; Vahit MUTLU; Salih Rasit MIZAN; Ismail Alper TARIM; Aysu Basak OZBALCI; Senem KOC; Bülent GÜNGÖR; Ayfer KAMALI; Mahmut BAŞOĞLU

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Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on management of acute cholecystitis: A single tertiary center's experience

Authors:

Murat DEREBEY | Mahmut Arif YÜKSEK | Ufuk KARABACAK | Vahit MUTLU | Salih Rasit MIZAN | Ismail Alper TARIM | Aysu Basak OZBALCI | Senem KOC | Bülent GÜNGÖR | Ayfer KAMALI | Mahmut BAŞOĞLU

Publisher:

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Main Topics:

Promotion of health

Journal:

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 2022 Vol.39 Issue 1, pp.164-168

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000507077

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

1309-5129

pISSN:

1309-4483

Abstract:

 

Following the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, surgical associations have issued their different recommendations for managing the acute cholecystitis (AC) clinic during the pandemic. We aimed to examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic period on our clinical approach in patients who presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and were diagnosed with AC. Medical records of patients diagnosed with AC in the emergency room between 11 March 2020 and 10 March 2021 and in the same period of one year before the pandemic were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were divided into 2 groups as COVID-19 period (Group 1) and non-COVID period (Group 2). Demographics and clinical characteristics, treatment modalities, and outcomes of these two groups were compared. The number of patients diagnosed with AC in the emergency department decreased during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. When the time between the onset of the complaints and the admission to the emergency service was evaluated, no statistically significant difference was found between the groups (p>0.05). The distribution of cholecystitis type and TG18 severity grading for AC were similar in both groups (p>0.05). While percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) is more preferred in the treatment of AC during the pandemic period and the number of delayed interval laparoscopic cholecystectomy decreased, AC management was similar in both periods with no significant statistical difference (P>0.05). In conclusion, our clinical approach and management in the treatment of AC did not differ when compared to the pre-pandemic period.

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Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on management of acute cholecystitis: A single tertiary center's experience

Authors: Murat DEREBEY | Mahmut Arif YÜKSEK | Ufuk KARABACAK | Vahit MUTLU | Salih Rasit MIZAN | Ismail Alper TARIM | Aysu Basak OZBALCI | Senem KOC | Bülent GÜNGÖR | Ayfer KAMALI | Mahmut BAŞOĞLU

Publisher: Ondokuz Mayıs University

Main Topics: Promotion of health

Journal: Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 2022 Vol.39 Issue 1, pp.164-168

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2021

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000507077

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 1309-5129

pISSN: 1309-4483

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Authors:

Murat DEREBEY | Mahmut Arif YÜKSEK | Ufuk KARABACAK | Vahit MUTLU | Salih Rasit MIZAN | Ismail Alper TARIM | Aysu Basak OZBALCI | Senem KOC | Bülent GÜNGÖR | Ayfer KAMALI | Mahmut BAŞOĞLU

Publisher:

Ondokuz Mayıs University

Main Topics:

Promotion of health

Journal:

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine 2022 Vol.39 Issue 1, pp.164-168

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000507077

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

1309-5129

pISSN:

1309-4483