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. 2019 Nov 4;14(11):e0224278. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224278

Table 2. Sex stratified pre- and intra-operative outcomes.

Females
n = 245
Males
n = 267
p-value
Time to surgical admission, hrs 9.77 (6.28–14.4) 9.60 (5.55–13.5) 0.28
If Emergency room admit 10.3 (7.11–14.45) 10.08 (6.6–14.0) 0.44
If hospital transfer 4.51 (2.03–8.17) 3.07 (1.33–7.33) 0.65
If Floor/Ward bed 29.0 (7.01–74.5) 6.27 (4.65–7.89) 0.5
Time to surgery from index admission, hrs 23.6 (12.6–50.0) 21.0 (11.2–50.0) 0.3
Time to surgery from surgery admission, hrs 11.4 (2.23–41.1) 9.45(2.47–40.7) 0.9
Number of surgeries 1 (1–1) 1 (1–1) 0.8
Number of surgeries* 0.9
1 229 (93) 251 (94) 0.8
2 13 (5) 11 (4) 0.5
3 or more 3 (1) 5 (2) 0.6
Surgery type* 0.02
Closed cholecystectomy/appendectomy 75 (30) 99 (37) 0.1
Open cholecystectomy/ appendectomy 30 (13) 25 (9) 0.2
Hernia repair 21 (9) 49 (18) 0.001
Small intestinal surgery 62 (25) 54 (20) 0.2
Colon surgery 35 (14) 27 (10) 0.1
Other surgery 21 (9) 13 (5) 0.09
Time in surgery, min 101 (71–137) 104 (77–142) 0.3
Disposition after surgery* 0.4
Ward 214 (87) 242 (91) 0.2
Step down unit 5 (2) 1 (0) 0.08
Intensive care unit 26 (11) 24 (9) 0.5

Reported as mean (SD), unless indicated.

* n (%)

median (IQR)