Table 1.
Epidemiological characteristics, clinical signs, and complication of 377 patients undergoing open appendectomy
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male (%) | 242 (64.2%) |
| Female (%) | 135 (35.8%) |
| Age (years) | 16.24 ± 9.81 |
| Pain initiation to operation time (days) | 1.88 ± 1.63 |
| Clinical sign and symptoms | |
| Anorexia (%) | 244 (64.7%) |
| Leukocytosis (%) | 207 (54.9%) |
| Diarrhea (%) | 15 (4.0%) |
| Constipation (%) | 6 (1.6%) |
| Fever (%) | 78 (20.7%) |
| Pain (%) | |
| Right lower quadrant (%) | 297 (78.8%) |
| Periumbilical (%) | 157 (41.6%) |
| Epigastric (%) | 46 (12.2%) |
| Left lower quadrant (%) | 12 (3.2%) |
| Right upper quadrant (%) | 5 (1.3%) |
| Tenderness | |
| Right lower quadrant (%) | 338 (89.7%) |
| Right lower quadrant (Rebound) (%) | 264 (70.0%) |
| Periumbilical (%) | 33 (10.4%) |
| Right upper quadrant (%) | 7 (1.9%) |
| Signs | |
| Cough sign (%) | 59 (15.7%) |
| Rovsing's sign (%) | 36 (9.6%) |
| Psoas sign (%) | 11 (3.0%) |
| Obturator sign (%) | 7 (1.9%) |