Table 3.
Variable |
Perforated appendiceal diverticulitis (n = 30) |
Perforated acute appendicitis (n = 111) |
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Median | Range | Median | Range | P value | |
Operating times (min) | 65 | 45-165 | 67 | 25-172 | 0.982 |
Inoperative blood loss (mL) | 60 | 10-970 | 40 | 10-650 | 0.052 |
Postoperative hospital stay (d) | 9 | 5-38 | 9 | 3-48 | 0.772 |
Number | Rate | Number | Rate | ||
Ileocecal resection (yes/total) | 4 | 13% | 7 | 6% | 0.201 |
Skin incision (pararectal incision/total) | 27 | 89% | 82 | 74% | 0.111 |
Formation of localized abscess (yes/total) | 22 | 72% | 39 | 35% | < 0.0011 |
Postoperative wound infection (yes/total) | 5 | 17% | 19 | 17% | 0.961 |
Postoperative ileus (yes/total) | 3 | 11% | 12 | 11% | 0.921 |
Fisher's exact test;
Wilcoxon signed-rank test.