Table 4 Comparison of findings in complicated appendicitis
Parameter | Inflammatory mass number (%) | Appendix abscess number (%) | Generalized peritonitis number (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 2 (50) | 7 (87.5) | 26 (78.78) | 0.004 |
Female | 2 (50) | 1 (12.5) | 7 (21.22) | |
Average age ± SD | 27 ± 16 | 20 ± 10 | 25.8 ± 13 | 0.777 |
Duration of symptoms | 0.049 | |||
<2 days | 1 (1.33) | 3 (4) | 14 (18.67) | |
>2 days | 3 (4.73) | 5 (7.04) | 25 (33.80) | |
Previous GP treatment | 1 (3.75) | 3 (10.71) | 13 (46.43) | 0.008 |
Temperature | 0.92 | |||
<37.5°C | 4 (100) | 7 (87.5) | 31 (81.58) | |
>37.5°C | 0 (0) | 1 (12.5) | 7 (18.42) | |
WCC | 0.160 | |||
<12x109/L | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | 15 (20) | |
>12x109/L | 0 (0) | 4 (6.35) | 20 (31.75) | |
CRP | 0.003 | |||
<10 mg/L | 1 (7.14) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | |
>10 mg/L | 2 (1.74 ) | 7 (6.09) | 31 (26.96) | |
ICU admission | <0.001 | |||
<2 days | 1 (2.44) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (2.44) | |
>2 days | 3 (2.74) | 8 (7.63) | 37 (35.5) | |
Hospital stay | <0.001 | |||
<2 days | 0 (0.00) | 3 (21.43) | 8 (57.14) | |
>2 days | 0 (0.00) | 2 (16.69) | 9 (75) | |
Mortality | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (1.37) | <0.001 |