Table 2.
Control | COVID‐19 | P value | |
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Number of cases (%) | 10 (10) | 18 (24) | 0.03 |
Male:female (%) | 6:4 (60:40) | 13:5 (72:28) | 0.5 |
Age, years (range) | 12 (5–15) | 11 (3–15) | 0.67 |
Time from symptom onset to presentation, days (range) | 1 (1–2) | 3 (1–14) | <0.01 |
Admission white cell count, ×109 cells per litre (range) | 13.2 (7.3–18.3) | 15.8 (5.2–29.1) | 0.02 |
Admission C‐reactive protein, mg/L (range) | 27 (4–95) | 53 (1–299) | 0.04 |
Admission ultrasound scan (%) | 2 (20) | 6 (33) | 0.45 |
Complicated:uncomplicated appendicitis (%) | 1:9 (10:90) | 4:14 (22:78) | 0.6 |
Treatment (%) | 1 | ||
Open appendicetomy | 1 (10) | 2 (11) | |
Laparoscopic appendicetomy | 9 (90) | 15 (83) | |
Antibiotics | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | |
Patients discharged on antibiotics (%) | 2 (20) | 9 (50) | 0.12 |
Length of stay, days (range) | 2.5 (1–6) | 4 (2–10) | 0.29 |
30‐day readmission (%) | 2 (20) | 2 (11) | 0.52 |