Table 4.
Associations between surgeries and complications and surgery-related outcomes, stratified by symptoms and pathology
| Symptom or pathology; group | No. | Complications | Duration of surgery, min. | ||
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| No. (%)* | p value | Median (IQR)† | p value | ||
| Fever | 0.019 | 0.028 | |||
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| SILA | 25 | 1 (4.0) | 60.0 (55.0–75.0) | ||
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| CLA | 174 | 42 (24.1) | 55.0 (45.0–70.0) | ||
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| Gastrointestinal upset | 0.46 | 0.19 | |||
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| SILA | 28 | 4 (14.3) | 60.0 (52.5–67.5) | ||
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| CLA | 207 | 47 (22.7) | 55.0 (45.0–70.0) | ||
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| Diffuse abdominal pain | 0.42 | 0.049 | |||
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| SILA | 8 | 2 (25.0) | 47.5 (40.0–62.5) | ||
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| CLA | 20 | 9 (45.0) | 75.0 (52.5–81.0) | ||
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| RLQ pain | 0.23 | < 0.001 | |||
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| SILA | 64 | 5 (7.8) | 60.0 (55.0–75.0) | ||
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| CLA | 346 | 50 (14.5) | 52.5 (40.0–65.0) | ||
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| Nausea/vomiting | 0.011 | 0.71 | |||
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| SILA | 40 | 2 (5.0) | 60.0 (50.0–72.5) | ||
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| CLA | 10 | 4 (40.0) | 62.5 (35.0–75.0) | ||
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| Acute appendix | 0.07 | 0.009 | |||
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| SILA | 39 | 1 (2.6) | 60.0 (50.0–60.0) | ||
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| CLA | 363 | 47 (12.9) | 50.0 (40.0–60.0) | ||
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| Gangrenous appendix | 0.30 | 0.035 | |||
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| SILA | 13 | 1 (7.7) | 90.0 (65.0–105.0) | ||
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| CLA | 118 | 30 (25.4) | 60.0 (50.0–80.0) | ||
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| Perforated appendix | 0.12 | 0.39 | |||
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| SILA | 3 | 3 (100) | 55.0 (25.0–95.0) | ||
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| CLA | 70 | 33 (47.1) | 70.0 (60.0–90.0) | ||
CLA = conventional laparoscopic appendectomy; IQR = interquartile range; RLQ = right lower quadrant; SILA = single incision laparoscopic appendectomy.
*
Determined by Fisher exact test.
†
Determined by the Mann–Whitney U test.