Table 1.
Comparison of Emergency General Surgery Patient Characteristics and Outcomes in Pandemic Compared to Control Periods. (*, P < .05).
| 2019 | 2020 | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | Age, mean (SD) | 56.7 (18.3) | 59.3 (18) | .12 |
| Gender (% female) | 158 (57%) | 127 (56%) | .83 | |
| Race (% white) | 251 (90%) | 200 (87%) | .60 | |
| Type of operation | .80 | |||
| Laparoscopic | 165 (59%) | 139 (61%) | ||
| Open | 88 (32%) | 78 (34%) | ||
| Conversion to open | 26 (9%) | 12 (5%) | ||
| Illness severity | APACHE score, mean (SD) | 4.7 (1.4) | 4.7 (1.4) | .47 |
| ASA score, mean (SD) | 2.6 (.9) | 2.8 (.9) | .03* | |
| AAST grade, mean (SD) | 1.95 (1.2) | 2.1 (1.2) | .33 | |
| Tachycardia on admission | 54 (19%) | 48 (21%) | .99 | |
| Hypotension on admission | 17 (6%) | 13 (6%) | .99 | |
| ICU admission | 65 (23%) | 53 (23%) | .99 | |
| COVID-19-positive patients | N/A | 1 (1%) | ||
| Complications | Intraoperative | 11 (4%) | 8 (4%) | .99 |
| Postoperative | 69 (25%) | 49 (21%) | .94 | |
| Length of stay, mean (SD) | 6.8 (11.4) | 6.7 (12) | .92 | |
| Mortality | 12 (4%) | 12 (5%) | .99 |
Abbreviations: ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; AAST, American Association for the Surgery of Trauma; ICU, intensive care unit.