Abstract
Management of acute diverticulitis in Covid 19 times. Our experience.
Highlights
The main objective is to analyze whether there are any differences between the patients diagnosed with acute diverticulitis during the SARS-COV-2 coronavirus pandemic months compared to the ones diagnosed within the same period the year before
From March to June 2020, 11 patients were diagnosed with acute diverticulitis compared to the 28 diagnosed in 2019. 92'9 % of patients in 2019 were classified as Hinchey I and 7'1 % Hinchey II
The average hospital stays in patients undergoing surgery for acute diverticulitis in 2020 was 15'6 ±6'7 days vs. 12±4'2 days in 2019
Summary
The analysis consisted of a retrospective and observational study including all patients diagnosed with acute diverticulitis during the SARS-COV-2 coronavirus pandemic and patients diagnosed the previous year in the same period in our center (population catchment area, 243,000 inhabitants). The severity of patients diagnosed with acute diverticulitis was assessed according to the Hinchey classification. The following variables were studied and analyzed: sex; age; Hinchey grade; treatment; comorbidity and average hospital stay
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