Table 2.
Appendicitis patients characteristics.
| Year | p-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2019 vs. 2020 | 2020 vs. 2021 | 2019 vs. 2021 | |
| Male gender n (%) | 175 (48.7) | 138 (57.7) | 206 (56.3) | 0.038 | 0.787 | 0,050 |
| Age (years) median (IQR) | 37 (27–51) | 39 (27–54) | 36 (24–49) | 0.076* | ||
| CCI median (IQR) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | 0.203* | ||
| Delay > 7 days n (%) | 8 (2.2) | 19 (7.9) | 21 (5.8) | 0.002 | 0.381 | 0.026 |
| Severity at diagnosis | ||||||
| Mild n (%) | 228 (63.4) | 116 (49.6) | 223 (60.9) | 0.003 | 0.001 | 0.125 |
| Moderate n (%) | 81 (22.6) | 68 (29.1) | 104 (28.4) | |||
| Severe n (%) | 50 (14.0) | 50 (21.4) | 39 (10.7) | |||
| Appendicular lump n (%) | 23 (6.4) | 26 (10.9) | 22 (6.0) | 0.072 | 0.044 | 0.947 |
| Surgical treatment n (%) | 350 (97.5) | 221 (92.5) | 357 (97.5) | 0.007 | 0.006 | 1 |
| Laparoscopic approach n (%) | 324 (92.6) | 183 (83.2) | 345 (96.6) | 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.026 |
| Length of stay (days) median (IQR) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–5) | 1 (1–3) | 0.189 | < 0.001 | 0.022 |
| Complications (any grade) n (%) | 37 (10.3) | 55 (23) | 41 (11.2) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.788 |
| Severe complications (grade 3–5) n (%) | 11 (3.1) | 14 (5.9) | 12 (3.3) | 0.143 | 0.185 | 1 |
CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index.
*Non-significant p-value in Kruskal–Wallis test, therefore no multiple comparations were performed.