Application effect of anticipatory care in postoperative infection and complication management in children with acute appendicitis

Table 1 Comparison of general characteristics between the two patient groups

Characteristic	Intervention group (n = 39)	Control group (n = 39)	χ2/t	P value
Gender			0.710	0.354
Male	18 (46.15)	20 (51.28)
Female	21 (53.85)	19 (48.72)
Age	8.38 ± 1.46	8.56 ± 1.54	-0.529	0.599
Height	135.41 ± 10.11	137.56 ± 11.25	-0.888	0.378
Weight	30.10 ± 4.72	29.65 ± 5.36	0.385	0.701
Body temperature	37.25 ± 0.85	37.05 ± 0.85	1.013	0.314
SBP	112.50 ± 12.10	115.70 ± 11.20	-1.214	0.229
DBP	66.85 ± 8.15	67.25 ± 9.35	-0.201	0.841
Course of disease	13.54 ± 3.51	14.13 ± 4.53	-0.643	0.522

Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%). Intervention group: Received routine postoperative nursing care and anticipatory nursing care. Control group: Received routine postoperative nursing care; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure.