Table 2. Scoring systems and operative outcomes of patients with normal appendix.
Total n=87 (%) | CT scans done (n=47) | CT scans not done (n=40) | P-value | |
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Alvarado score (median) (range) | 6 (2-10) | 6 (2-9) | 6 (2-10) | 0.096 |
5-6 (compatible) | 34 (39.1) | 17 (36.2) | 17 (42.5) | - |
7-8 (probable) | 31 (35.6) | 16 (34.0) | 15 (37.5) | - |
9-10 (very probable) | 5 (5.7) | 2 (4.3) | 3 (7.5) | - |
Glasgow coma score 15 | 87 (100) | 47 (100) | 40 (100) | - |
Laparoscopic approach | 66 (75.9) | 39 (83.0) | 27 (67.5) | 0.016 |
Converted to open | 3 (3.4) | 3 (6.4) | 0 (0) | |
Operative time (median) (minutes) (range) | 75 (35-190) | 75 (35-160) | 70 (35-190) | 0.264 |
Median hospital stay (median) (days) (range) | 2.0 (0.8-14.6) | 2.4 (0.8-14.6) | 1.8 (1.0-12.1) | 0.053 |
Surgical drain inserted | 3 (3.4) | 3 (6.4) | Nil | - |
Superficial surgical site infection | 7 (8.0) | 6 (12.8) | 1 (2.5) | 0.118 |
Intra-abdominal abscess | 1 (1.1) | Nil | 1 (2.5) | - |
Mortality | Nil | Nil | Nil | - |
CT: Computerized tomography