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International Journal of Tropical Medicine

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Analysing the Change in Incidence and Profile of Gall Stone Disease During COVID‐19 in a Tertiary Healthcare Centre at Andaman and Nicobar Islands

P.P. Mohammed Mustafa, G. Gajendraraja, Heena Kaushar and Kausheen Shail
Page: 172-176 | Received 10 Dec 2024, Published online: 18 Jan 2024

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Abstract

Cholelithiasis or gall stone disease is one of the most common gastroenterological disorders encountered in daily practice. There is a paucity of literature that discusses how the COVID epidemic affected the incidence and characteristics of gall stone disease. The goal of the current study was to examine changes in the profile and incidence of gall stone disease during COVID‐19 in an advanced medical facility in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Present study was single‐center, retrospective, cohort, analytical study, conducted patients in the age group of 15‐90 years, either gender with symptomatic gall stone disease. In present study, medical records of 165 patients with gall stone disease before COVID‐19 pandemic (Group 1) and 122 patients with gall stone disease during COVID‐19 pandemic (Group 2) were studied. Mean Age (in years), mean BMI and length of stay was comparable in both groups (p‐0.64). Genderwise, more incidence was noted in females in group 1 (76.36%) as well as in group 2 (71.3%). Mean duration of symptoms was less in group 1 (4.8±1.5 days) as compared to group 2 (6.1±2.05 days) and difference was statistically significant (p‐0.32). Cholecystitis was more in covid era (81.15% vs 75.15%) while pancreatitis was more in pre‐covid era (19.39% vs 14.75%). Mortality within 30 days was noted in 1 patient from each group. Management in precovid era was early Cholecystectomy (53.94%) as compared to non‐operative management (24.8%), while in covid era majority patients managed by Non Operative Management (53.28%) as compared to Early Cholecystectomy (30.33%), difference was statistically significant (p‐0.032). Reduced incidence of gall stone disease was noted in COVID era, while increased incidence of cholecystitis, preferrable mode of management as conservative management during COVID era was observed.

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P.P. Mohammed Mustafa, G. Gajendraraja, Heena Kaushar and Kausheen Shail. Analysing the Change in Incidence and Profile of Gall Stone Disease During COVID‐19 in a Tertiary Healthcare Centre at Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makijtm.2024.1.172.176
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