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. 2023 Apr 11;85(5):1507–1512. doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000000618

Table 6.

Post-treatment complications of acute appendicitis

Year
N (%)
2019 (control group) 2020 (pandemic group) P
Collection 6 (5.1) 8 (8.7) 0.405
Ileus 5 (4.3) 6 (6.5) 0.541
Wound infection <30 days 1 (0.9) 3 (3.3) 0.322
Pulmonary complication <30 days 2 (1.7) 2 (2.2) 0.594
Cardiac complication <30 days 1 (0.9) 1 (1.1) 0.688
Thromboembolic complication <30 days 0 (0) 0 (0)
Reoperation <30 days 1 (0.9) 5 (5.4) 0.060
Rehospitalization <30 days 7 (6.0) 8 (8.7) 0.591
Admission to intensive care <30 days 3 (2.6) 3 (3.3) 0.540
Death <30 days 0 (0) 1 (1.1) 0.440

Statistical significance was set at P<0.05.