Table 2.
Admission details for patients with timely surgery intervention and in‐hospital surgical delay
| All patients (n = 764) | Timely surgery (n = 483) | In‐hospital surgical delay (n = 281) | P † | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admission diagnosis | 0·165 | |||
| Acute abdomen/peritonitis | 204 (26·7) | 122 (25·3) | 82 (29·2) | |
| Acute appendicitis | 104 (13·6) | 63 (13) | 41 (14·6) | |
| Bowel or gastric perforation | 109 (14·3) | 66 (13·7) | 43 (15·3) | |
| Volvulus | 135 (17·7) | 84 (17·4) | 51 (18·1) | |
| Hernia, irreducible | 200 (26·2) | 142 (29·4) | 58 (20·6) | |
| Other | 12 (1·6) | 6 (1·2) | 6 (2·1) | |
| Admission ward | n = 763 | n = 482 | n = 281 | 0·604 |
| To operating room | 6 (0·8) | 5 (1·0) | 1 (0·4) | |
| Surgical ward | 671 (87·9) | 417 (86·5) | 254 (90·4) | |
| Children's ward | 58 (7·6) | 40 (8·3) | 18 (6·4) | |
| Other ward | 5 (0·7) | 4 (0·8) | 1 (0·4) | |
| Intermediate care | 14 (1·8) | 9 (1·9) | 5 (1·8) | |
| ICU | 9 (1·2) | 7 (1·5) | 2 (0·7) | |
| Admission BP | n = 511 | n = 313 | n = 198 | 0·934 |
| Hypotensive | 21 (4·1) | 13 (4·2) | 8 (4·0) | |
| Normotensive | 401 (78·5) | 244 (78·0) | 157 (79·3) | |
| Hypertensive | 89 (17·4) | 56 (17·9) | 33 (16·7) | |
| Admission heart rate | n = 522 | n = 322 | n = 200 | 0·068 |
| Bradycardia | 21 (4·0) | 18 (5·6) | 3 (1·5) | |
| Normal | 290 (55·6) | 177 (55·0) | 113 (56·5) | |
| Tachycardia | 211 (40·4) | 127 (39·4) | 84 (42·0) | |
| Shock* | 312 of 510 (61·2) | 185 of 312 (59·3) | 127 of 198 (64·1) | 0·274 |
| Admission respiratory rate | n = 445 | n = 279 | n = 166 | 0·735 |
| Bradypnoea | 2 (0·4) | 1 (0·4) | 1 (0·6) | |
| Normal | 192 (43·1) | 117 (41·9) | 75 (45·2) | |
| Tachypnoea | 251 (56·4) | 161 (57·7) | 90 (54·2) |
Values in parentheses are percentages.
*
Defined as shock index (heart rate/systolic blood pressure) above 0·7.
†
χ2 test.