Table 4.
Management and readmissions in patients scored as low risk, stratified by sex
| Women with AAS ≤ 8 (n = 1856) | Men with AIRS ≤ 2 (n = 209) | |
|---|---|---|
| Patient management | ||
| No. who had surgery | 296 (15·9) | 35 (16·7) |
| No. of appendicectomies performed | 229 of 296 (77·4) | 34 of 35 (97) |
| Simple appendicitis | 60 (26·2) | 5 (15) |
| Complex appendicitis | 9 (3·9) | 0 (0) |
| Other appendix pathology | 28 (12·2) | 4 (12) |
| Histologically normal appendix | 132 (57·6) | 25 (74) |
| No. not operated on | 1569 (84·1) | 174 (83·3) |
| Readmission | ||
| Ongoing RIF pain in patients not operated on in index admission | 130 of 1586 (8·2) | 13 of 178 (7·3) |
| Postoperative complications following appendicectomy on index admission | 14 of 207 (6·8) | 7 of 31 (23) |
Values in parentheses are percentages. AAS, Adult Appendicitis Score; AIRS, Appendicitis Inflammatory Response Score; RIF, right iliac fossa.