Table 2.
Presenting characteristics of children with acute appendicitis.
| All patientsa |
No operation |
Operation |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple |
Complicated |
|||
| N = 55 | N = 25 | N = 17 | N = 13 | |
| Age (in years) | 12.4 (7.8–15.4) | 12.4 (7.8–15.2) | 12.1 (9.7–16.3) | 12.6 (7.1–14.7) |
| Days of symptoms | 1 (1–3) | 1 (1–3) | 1 (1) | 3 (1.5–3) |
| WBC | 15.3 (11.9–20.0) | 14.0 (10.6–17.9) | 18.3 (13.9–20.3) | 16.6 (12.7–21.5) |
| Appendiceal diameterb | 10 (8–12) | 9 (7–11) | 10 (9–12) | 11 (10–13.5) |
| Imaging findings | ||||
| Fecalith | 14 (25.5) | 4 (16) | 6 (35.3) | 4 (30.8) |
| Abscess | 2 (3.6) | 1 (4) | 0 | 1 (7.7) |
| Phlegmon | 3 (5.4) | 1 (4) | 1 (5.9) | 1 (7.7) |
a
N (%) or median (IQR).
b
In mm.