Impact of COVID-19 on presentation, management, and outcomes of acute care surgery for gallbladder disease and acute appendicitis.

Although the difference in symptom duration prior to presentation did not reach statistical significance, it is plausible that delays in presentation partially accounted for the observed severity rise, as symptom duration ≥ 72 h increases the severity score from Tokyo Criteria grade I to grade II[ 23 ].

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