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. 2021 Sep 2;6(9):e004406. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004406

Table 3.

Secondary outcomes

Surgical site infection, % (number of cases/sample size) Wound dehiscence, % (number of cases/sample size) Unplanned reintervention, % (number of cases/sample size) 30-day
post-intervention
mortality % (number of cases/sample size)*
Duration of hospital stay among patients who survived to discharge (days)† Duration of hospital stay among patients who died in hospital (days)†
Gastroschisis 21.1 (20/95) 3.2 (3/94) 16.0 (15/94) 74.8 (83/111) 16.5, 7–24 4, 2–7
Anorectal malformation 23.1 (37/160) 9.4 (15/160) 11.2 (19/170) 17.0 (32/188) 7, 5–14 3, 2–5
Intussusception 25.4 (45/177) 7.3 (13/177) 11.6 (26/224) 9.3 (21/225) 7, 5–11 3, 2–5
Appendicitis 18.5 (45/243) 4.9 (12/243) 9.9 (24/243) 0.4 (1/250) 5, 4–8 3
Inguinal hernia 4.2 (26/625) 1.0 (6/625) 1.3 (8/624) 0.3 (2/633) 1, 1–3 1

*Study population used as denominator; 30-day post intervention mortality status unknown for 16.4% patients (online supplemental appendix table 4).

†Median, IQR. One patient died in each of the appendicitis and inguinal hernia categories, hence IQR not available.