Abstract
Background/Aim: Covid-19 pandemic (Cov19) has affected the world since December 2019. The management of acute appendicitis (AA) has also changed distinctly during the Cov19 outbreak. The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the results of AA during the pre-pandemic period and the first wave of the Cov19 outbreak. Methods: Patients diagnosed with AA from March to July 2019 (pre-pandemic, 2019), and from March to July 2020 (first wave of the pandemic, 2020) were included in this study, and evaluated for age, gender, nationality, length of stay (LOS), ultrasonography (USG), computed tomography (CT) findings, C-reactive protein level (CRP), white blood cell count (WBC), treatment results, operation type, and pathological examination results retrospectively. Results: One hundred patients from 2019, and seventy-seven patients from 2020 were included in the study. The male ratio, false negative USG, number of CTs performed (especially among conservatively treated patients), CRP levels, the rate of conservative treatment were higher, and LOS was longer among patients treated in 2020 (P
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