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  1. Article ; Online: SARS-CoV-2 infection in acute pancreatitis increases disease severity and 30-day mortality: COVID PAN collaborative study.

    Pandanaboyana, Sanjay / Moir, John / Leeds, John S / Oppong, Kofi / Kanwar, Aditya / Marzouk, Ahmed / Belgaumkar, Ajay / Gupta, Ajay / Siriwardena, Ajith K / Haque, Ali Raza / Awan, Altaf / Balakrishnan, Anita / Rawashdeh, Arab / Ivanov, Bogdan / Parmar, Chetan / M Halloran, Christopher / Caruana, Clifford / Borg, Cynthia-Michelle / Gomez, Dhanny /
    Damaskos, Dimitrios / Karavias, Dimitrios / Finch, Guy / Ebied, Husam / K Pine, James / R A Skipworth, James / Milburn, James / Latif, Javed / Ratnam Apollos, Jeyakumar / El Kafsi, Jihène / Windsor, John A / Roberts, Keith / Wang, Kelvin / Ravi, Krish / V Coats, Maria / Hollyman, Marianne / Phillips, Mary / Okocha, Michael / Sj Wilson, Michael / A Ameer, Nadeem / Kumar, Nagappan / Shah, Nehal / Lapolla, Pierfrancesco / Magee, Connor / Al-Sarireh, Bilal / Lunevicius, Raimundas / Benhmida, Rami / Singhal, Rishi / Balachandra, Srinivasan / Demirli Atıcı, Semra / Jaunoo, Shameen / Dwerryhouse, Simon / Boyce, Tamsin / Charalampakis, Vasileios / Kanakala, Venkat / Abbas, Zaigham / Nayar, Manu

    Gut

    2021  Volume 70, Issue 6, Page(s) 1061–1069

    Abstract: Objective: There is emerging evidence that the pancreas may be a target organ of SARS-CoV-2 infection. This aim of this study was to investigate the outcome of patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) and coexistent SARS-CoV-2 infection.: Design: A ... ...

    Abstract Objective: There is emerging evidence that the pancreas may be a target organ of SARS-CoV-2 infection. This aim of this study was to investigate the outcome of patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) and coexistent SARS-CoV-2 infection.
    Design: A prospective international multicentre cohort study including consecutive patients admitted with AP during the current pandemic was undertaken. Primary outcome measure was severity of AP. Secondary outcome measures were aetiology of AP, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, length of hospital stay, local complications, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), persistent organ failure and 30-day mortality. Multilevel logistic regression was used to compare the two groups.
    Results: 1777 patients with AP were included during the study period from 1 March to 23 July 2020. 149 patients (8.3%) had concomitant SARS-CoV-2 infection. Overall, SARS-CoV-2-positive patients were older male patients and more likely to develop severe AP and ARDS (p<0.001). Unadjusted analysis showed that SARS-CoV-2-positive patients with AP were more likely to require ICU admission (OR 5.21, p<0.001), local complications (OR 2.91, p<0.001), persistent organ failure (OR 7.32, p<0.001), prolonged hospital stay (OR 1.89, p<0.001) and a higher 30-day mortality (OR 6.56, p<0.001). Adjusted analysis showed length of stay (OR 1.32, p<0.001), persistent organ failure (OR 2.77, p<0.003) and 30-day mortality (OR 2.41, p<0.04) were significantly higher in SARS-CoV-2 co-infection.
    Conclusion: Patients with AP and coexistent SARS-CoV-2 infection are at increased risk of severe AP, worse clinical outcomes, prolonged length of hospital stay and high 30-day mortality.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19/diagnosis ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Cohort Studies ; Comorbidity ; Disease Progression ; Female ; Humans ; Intensive Care Units/statistics & numerical data ; International Cooperation ; Length of Stay/statistics & numerical data ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mortality ; Organ Dysfunction Scores ; Outcome Assessment, Health Care ; Pancreatitis/diagnosis ; Pancreatitis/mortality ; Pancreatitis/physiopathology ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome/diagnosis ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome/etiology ; SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification ; Severity of Illness Index
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Multicenter Study ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 80128-8
    ISSN 1468-3288 ; 0017-5749
    ISSN (online) 1468-3288
    ISSN 0017-5749
    DOI 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-323364
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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  2. Article ; Online: Global attitudes in the management of acute appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic

    B, Ielpo / M, Podda / G, Pellino / F, Pata / R, Caruso / G, Gravante / Saverio, Di / Orengia, Adam / Chowdary, Aditya / Kulkarni, Aditya / Kuvvetli, Adnan / Navarro, Adolfo / Pisanu, Adolfo / Smith, Adrian / Cavero Ibiricu, Adriana / Nacion, Aeris Jane D. / Alsaleh, Ahmad / Alhazmi, Ahmad / Elmabri, Ahmad /
    Wani, Ajaz / Rencuzogullari, Ahmet / Sarriugarte Lasarte, Aingeru / Valle Rubio, Ainhoa / Bavikatte, Akshay / Kumar, Akshay / Jamiri, Al-radjid / Michel Alvarado Padilla, Alain / Cacurri, Alban / de San Ildefonso, Alberto / Porcu, Alberto / Sartori, Alberto / Rocca, Aldo / Paz Yáñez, Alejandro / Becaria, Alejandro / Solís-Peña, Alejandro / Sretenović, Aleksandar / Urbistondo, Alex / Bandin, Alfonso / Najar, Alfonso / De Luca, Alessandro / Boddy, Alex / Charalabopoulos, Alexandros / Tzivanakis, Alexios / Amendola, Alfonso / Ramirez-Gutierrez de Velasco, Alfredo / Cihat Yildirim, Ali / Frontali, Alice / Oumar Toure, Alpha / García-Granero, Alvaro / Martínez Roldan, Amaia / Sanz Larrainzar, Amaia / Sanjiva Ratnayake, Amila / María Gonzalez-Ganso, Ana / Minaya-Bravo, Ana M. / Das, Andre / Bondurri, Andrea / Costanzi, Andrea / Lucchi, Andrea / Mazzari, Andrea / Musig, Andrea / Peloso, Andrea / Piano, Andrea / Police, Andrea / Mihailescu, Andrei / Pouy, Andrés / Romano, Angela / Iossa, 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    ACIE Appy Study

    2020  

    Abstract: Background: Surgical strategies are being adapted to face the COVID-19 pandemic. Recommendations on the management of acute appendicitis have been based on expert opinion, but very little evidence is available. This study addressed that dearth with a ... ...

    Abstract Background: Surgical strategies are being adapted to face the COVID-19 pandemic. Recommendations on the management of acute appendicitis have been based on expert opinion, but very little evidence is available. This study addressed that dearth with a snapshot of worldwide approaches to appendicitis. Methods: The Association of Italian Surgeons in Europe designed an online survey to assess the current attitude of surgeons globally regarding the management of patients with acute appendicitis during the pandemic. Questions were divided into baseline information, hospital organization and screening, personal protective equipment, management and surgical approach, and patient presentation before versus during the pandemic. Results: Of 744 answers, 709 (from 66 countries) were complete and were included in the analysis. Most hospitals were treating both patients with and those without COVID. There was variation in screening indications and modality used, with chest X-ray plus molecular testing (PCR) being the commonest (19·8 per cent). Conservative management of complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis was used by 6·6 and 2·4 per cent respectively before, but 23·7 and 5·3 per cent, during the pandemic (both P < 0·001). One-third changed their approach from laparoscopic to open surgery owing to the popular (but evidence-lacking) advice from expert groups during the initial phase of the pandemic. No agreement on how to filter surgical smoke plume during laparoscopy was identified. There was an overall reduction in the number of patients admitted with appendicitis and one-third felt that patients who did present had more severe appendicitis than they usually observe. Conclusion: Conservative management of mild appendicitis has been possible during the pandemic. The fact that some surgeons switched to open appendicectomy may reflect the poor guidelines that emanated in the early phase of SARS-CoV-2.
    Keywords covid19
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing country it
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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