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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2021; 13(8): 859-870
Published online Aug 27, 2021. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i8.859
Published online Aug 27, 2021. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i8.859
Table 5 Appendicitis postoperative course and complications
| Appendicitis | |||||
| March–June 2019 | March–June 2020 | P value | |||
| 182 | 179 | ||||
| Length of stay (d), median (IQR) | 2.00 | 2–3 | 2.00 | 2–3 | > 0.99 |
| Discharged on antibiotics, n (%) | 35 | 19% | 52 | 29% | 0.04 |
| Patients with Inpatient complications, n (%) | 5 | 3% | 10 | 6% | 0.32 |
| Sepsis | 0 | 0% | 2 | 18% | |
| Post op ileus | 3 | 27% | 2 | 18% | |
| Abscess | 3 | 27% | 0 | 0% | |
| Representation within 30 d, n (%) | 8 | 4% | 23 | 13% | < 0.01 |
- Citation: Farber ON, Gomez GI, Titan AL, Fisher AT, Puntasecca CJ, Arana VT, Kempinsky A, Wise CE, Bessoff KE, Hawn MT, Korndorffer JR Jr, Forrester JD, Esquivel MM. Impact of COVID-19 on presentation, management, and outcomes of acute care surgery for gallbladder disease and acute appendicitis. World J Gastrointest Surg 2021; 13(8): 859-870
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v13/i8/859.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v13.i8.859