Table 1.
Demographic data and comparison of patients who underwent emergency surgery and patients were who followed non-operatively
| Control group | Pandemic group | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD) | 46.1 ± 17.9 | 46.6 ± 18.9 | a0.890 |
| Gender | b0.928 | ||
| Male, n (%) | 160 (63.5) | 67 (65) | |
| Female, n (%) | 92 (36.5) | 36 (35) | |
| Trauma (Total), n | 11 | 12 | c0.863 |
| Blunt trauma, n (%) | 3 (27.3) | 3 (25) | |
| Gunshot wound, n (%) | 3 (27.3) | 2 (16.7) | |
| Stab wound, n (%) | 5 (45.5) | 7 (58.3) | |
| GIS bleeding (Total), n | 9 | 7 | c0.902 |
| Surgery performed, n (%) | 3 (33.3) | 2 (35) | |
| Nonoperatively followed, n (%) | 6 (66.7) | 5 (65) | |
| Acute mesenteric ischemia (Total), n | 2 | 2 | NS |
| Perforations (Total), n | 14 | 18 | c0.892 |
| Peptic ulcus, n (%) | 6 (42.9) | 9 (50) | |
| Small intestine, n (%) | 2 (14.3) | 3 (16.7) | |
| Colon, n (%) | 6 (42.9) | 6 (33.3) | |
| AMIO (Total), n | 46 | 24 | c0.019 |
| Surgery performed, n (%) | 25 (54.3) | 20 (83.3) | |
| Nonoperatively followed, n (%) | 21 (45.7) | 4 (16.7) | |
| Incarcerated hernia (Total), n | 25 | 2 | c0.279 |
| Without resection, n (%) | 22 (88) | 1 (50) | |
| With resection, n (%) | 3 (12) | 1 (50) | |
| Acute cholecystitis (Total), n | 55 | 29 | c0.203 |
| Surgery performed, n (%) | 17 (30.9) | 5 (17.2) | |
| Nonoperatively followed, n (%) | 38 (69.1) | 24 (82.8) | |
| Acute appendicitis (Total), n | 155 | 42 | c0.001 |
| Uncomplicated, n (%) | 126 (83.2) | 24 (57.1) | |
| Complicated, n (%) | 29 (16.8) | 18 (42.9) |
GIS gastrointestinal system, AMIO acute mechanical intestinal obstruction
aStudent’s t test
bPearson chi-square test
cFisher’s exact test