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

Table 5 Univariate analysis of relevant clinical indexes of postoperative infections and complications

	Non-complication group (n = 54)	Complication group (n = 24)	t/χ2	P value
Age (year)	8.28 ± 2.45	7.83 ± 2.16	0.765	0.447
BMI > 24	4 (7.41)	8 (33.33)	6.703	< 0.001
Body temperature ≥ 37.3 °C	6 (11.11)	11 (45.83)	11.753	< 0.001
Received anticipatory nursing	33 (61.11)	6 (25.00)	8.667	< 0.001
CRP level (mg/L)	38.35 ± 17.45	103.65 ± 42.35	-7.284	< 0.001
NLR	2.27 ± 0.54	3.00 ± 0.78	-4.145	< 0.001
PLR	151.55 ± 11.45	165.85 ± 13.07	-4.872	< 0.001
WBC (× 109/L)	13.55 ± 4.85	18.25 ± 5.36	-3.827	< 0.001

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; BMI: Body mass index; CRP: C-reactive protein; NLR: Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLR: Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio.