TABLE 2.

Comparison of Perforated Appendicitis in Children During the COVID-19 Outbreak Versus the Preceding 5-Year Control Period

	Control Period (N = 1291)	COVID-19 Period (N = 55)	P
No. of appendicitis cases per week∗	4.6 ± 2.5	5.5 ± 2.5	0.25
Age, y†	10.0 (8.0–13.0)	10.7 (8.0–13.7)	0.30
Perforated appendicitis	351 (27%)	25 (45%)	0.005
Symptom duration, h∗	47 ± 27	71 ± 39	0.005
Admission WBC, 103/μL†	16.7 (13.8–20.0)	16.1 (12.0–21.9)	0.60
Length of stay, days†	4.0 (3.0–6.0)	4.0 (3.0–6.0)	0.93

^∗Data presented as means with standard deviations.

^†Data presented as medians with interquartile ranges.

WBC indicates white blood cell count.