Table 2.
Distribution of AAST grades, Management Types, and Patient Risk Factors with Appendicitis
| I-AAST grade | Laparoscopic Appendectomy |
Conversion to Open Appendectomy |
Open Appendectomy |
Non- Operative Percutaneous Drainage |
Non- Operative Antibiotic Therapy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=284; 85% | n=5; 1.5% | n=10; 3% | n=19; 5.7% | n=16; 4.8% | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I | 220 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| II | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| III | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| IV | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 6 |
| V | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 37.3 ± 15.1 | 53.6 ± 16.5 | 43.7 ± 18.5 | 54.4 ± 22.3 | 50.2 ± 17.7 |
| % Male (53.3%) | 44.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| ASA class | |||||
| 1 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| 2 | 222 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ |