Concomitant resection of Meckel diverticulum during laparoscopic appendectomy: Retrospective propensity-matched ACS-NSQIP study and a case report

Table 2 Rate of postoperative infectious complications for appendectomy alone vs Meckel diverticulectomy with appendectomy, n (%)

	Appendectomy alone (n = 460)	Meckel + appendectomy (n = 244)	P value
Superficial surgical site infection	9 (2.0)	4 (1.6)	0.776
Deep incisional infection	3 (0.7)	5 (2.0)	0.091
Organ space infection	15 (3.3)	5 (2.0)	0.477
Wound dehiscence	0	0	-
Pneumonia	6 (1.3)	1 (0.4)	0.432
Urinary tract infection	2 (0.4)	1 (0.4)	1.000
Sepsis	28 (6.1)	7 (3.0)	0.071
Septic shock	5 (1.0)	0	0.170