Table 2.

Presentation and management of acute appendicitis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question	Options	Before COVID-19	During COVID-19	McNemar
				P value
How many patients with acute appendicitis were treated in one month?	< 5	4.5%	31%
				P < .0001
	5−10	25.1%	37.4%
	10−20	43%	25%
	>20	27.4%	6.6%
What percentage of patients with non-complicated acute appendicitis (no abscess) were treated conservatively with antibiotics at your hospital?	0%	88.3%	75.1%
				P < .0001
	1−25%	10.5%	19.2%
	26−50%	0.6%	2.1%
	51−75%	0.3%	0.9%
	>75%	0.3%
			2.7%
What percentage of patients with complicated acute appendicitis (with abscess) were treated conservatively with antibiotics ± percutaneous drainage at your hospital?	<25%%	83.5%	74%
				P < .0001
	26−50%	6.6%	10.9%
	51−75%	5.1%	3.3%
	>75%	4.8%	11.8%
What percentage of patients with acute appendicitis treated surgically underwent open appendicectomy at your hospital?	<25%	85.4%	64.8%
				P < .0001
	26−50%	10.5%	11.3%
	51−75%	2.6%	12.2%
	>75%	1.5%	11.7%