Estimating the potential overdiagnosis and overtreatment of acute appendicitis in Thailand using a secondary data analysis of service utilization before, during and after the COVID-19 lockdown policy

INTRODUCTION: Acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies; however, optimal diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis remains challenging. We used the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown policy as a natural experiment to explore potential overdiagnosis and overtrea...

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Autores principales: Sukmanee, Jarawee, Butchon, Rukmanee, Sarajan, Myka Harun, Saeraneesopon, Thanayut, Boonma, Chulathip, Karunayawong, Picharee, Teerawattananon, Yot, Isaranuwatchai, Wanrudee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9632900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36327258
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270241

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9632900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36327258
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270241

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