Table 1.
Demographic and clinical profile of patients with DDA (n = 22)
| Mean age, years (range) | 39.5 (23–87) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 12 (54.5) |
| Female | 10 (45.5) |
| Presenting symptoms | |
| Abdominal pain | 22 (100) |
| Nausea/vomiting | 18 (81.8) |
| Fever | 16 (72.7) |
| Diarrhoea | 6 (27.3) |
| Clinical signs | |
| Abdominal tenderness | 19 (86.4) |
| Abdominal rigidity | 6 (27.3) |
| Abdominal mass/lump | 1 (4.5) |
| Serum biochemistry | |
| Elevated white blood cell count >12,000/mm3 | 18 (81.8) |
| Neutrophilia with shift to left | 13 (59.1) |
| Clinical scores | |
| Median modified Alvarado score (range) | 8 (4–9) |
| Median Andersson score (range) | 5 (2–8) |
| Patients who presented with SIRS | 14 (63.6) |
| Median qSOFA score (range) | 0 (0–1) |
| Appendicectomy done based on clinical decision | 5 (22.7) |
| Pre-operative CT scan | 17 (77.3) |
| Reported as acute appendicitis | 16 (94.1) |
Data are n (%) except where indicated otherwise. DDA, diverticular disease of appendix; SIRS criteria, systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria; qSOFA score, quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment score; CT, computerized tomography.