Table 1. Patient demographics and operative details.
ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists Score.
| - | Emergency (n = 85) | Elective (n = 42) | P-value |
| Age, Median (Range) | 47 (34-57) | 43 (31-67) | 0.9 |
| Gender, Female, n (%) | 42 (49.4) | 17 (40.5) | 0.342 |
| Days of symptomology, Median (Range) | 2 (1-4) | 7 (5-14) | <0.01 |
| ASA, n (%) | - | - | 0.845 |
| 1 | 32 (37.6) | 14 (33.3) | - |
| 2 | 36 (42.4) | 18 (42.9) | - |
| 3 | 17 (20) | 10 (23.8) | - |
| Surgical Approach, n (%) | - | - | 0.663 |
| Laparoscopic | 80 (94.1) | 41 (97.6) | - |
| Open | 0 | 0 | - |
| Laparoscopic converted to open | 5 (5.9) | 1 (2.4) | - |
| Operation performed, n (%) | - | - | 0.021 |
| Appendicectomy | 72 (84.7) | 41 (97.6) | - |
| Partial Caecectomy | 5 (5.9) | 0 | 0.17 |
| Ileocolic Resection/Right Hemicolectomy | 8 (9.4) | 1 (2.4) | 0.27 |
| Operating time, Mean (SD), minutes | 85 (38) | 66 (29) | 0.006 |
| Primary operator, n (%) | - | - | - |
| Consultant/Fellow | 63 (74.1) | 21 (50) | - |
| Registrar | 22 (25.9) | 21 (50) | - |
| Length of stay post-op, Median (Range) | 3 (2-5) | 1 (1-2) | <0.01 |