Timing of laparoscopic appendectomy and impacts on outcomes: A retrospective study of patients across in-hours, after-hours and holidays

Table 2 Clinical outcomes of patients

	Group 1 (n = 243)		Group 2 (n = 332)		Group 3 (n = 402)		P value
	n (%)	95%CI	n (%)	95%CI	n (%)	95%CI
Intraoperative complication rate	0 (0)	0-1.6	0 (0)	0-1.1	1 (0.2)	0-1.4	0.489
Post-op complication	5 (2.1)	0.8-4.7	8 (2.4)	1.2-4.7	4 (1.0)	0.4-2.5	0.314
Mortality	0 (0)	0-1.6	0 (0)	0-1.1	0 (0)	0-0.1	1.00
	Med (IQR)		Med (IQR)		Med (IQR)
Time from the admission to surgery (minutes)1	584 (443-752)	557-628	589 (415.5-777.75)	558.5-629	535 (373-719.25)	502-564.5	0.002
							(1 vs 3:0.010)
							(2 vs 3:0.008)
							(1 vs 2: 1.00)
Length of hospital stay (day)1	2 (1-3)	1.0-2.0	1 (1-2)	1.0-1.0	1 (1-2)	1.0-1.0	< 0.001
							1 vs 2: < 0.001)
							(1 vs 3: < 0.001)
							(2 vs 3: 1.00)

¹Data are presented as median (inter quantile range).

CI: Confidence interval: IQR: Inter quantile range.