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. 2020 Dec 1;3(12):e2027948.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.27948.

Rate of Pediatric Appendiceal Perforation at a Children's Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic Compared With the Previous Year

Rick Place  1   2 , Jonathan Lee  2 , John Howell  1
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Rate of Pediatric Appendiceal Perforation at a Children's Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic Compared With the Previous Year

Rick Place et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cross-sectional study assesses the rate of appendiceal perforations during the COVID-19 pandemic at a children’s hospital during10-week periods in 2020 vs 2019.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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