Table 3.

Outcome of surgical treatment

Variables	Pre-COVID period	COVID period	P values
Mean hospital stay (days)	2.9 ± 2.18 (1–25)	3.57 ± 4.06 (1–28)	0.0001
Number of patients with complications	66 (5.8%)	73 (11.3%)	0.0001
Complication grade
I	26 (2.3%)	8 (1.2%)
II	30 (2.7%)	39 (6%)	0.0001
III	10 (0.9%)	26 (4%)
IV, V	0	0
Intra-abdominal collection	26 (2.3%)	58 (9%)	0.0001
Mean size of collection
< 5 cm	21	36
> 5 cm	5	22	0.05
Site of collection
Pelvic	15	40	0..33
Paracolic	11	18
Management of collection
Conservative	22	36
Interventional radiology	4	11	0.05
Operative	0	11
Ileus	26 (2.3%)	32 (4.9%)	0.003
Intestinal obstruction	6 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0.53
Reoperation	6 (0.5%)	16 (2.5%)	0.0001
Indication for reoperation
Abdominal collection	0	11	0.004
Intestinal obstruction	6	5
Wound infection	12 (1.1%)	29 (4.5%)	0.0001
Pulmonary complications	14 (1.2%)	17 (2.6%)	0.03
DVT	7 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0.7
Pulmonary embolism	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0.05
Readmission	15 (1.3%)	19 (2.9%)	0.02
Indications for readmission
Collection	6	7
Intestinal obstruction	3	5	0.9
Wound infection	6	7
Postoperative pathology
Catarrhal appendicitis	268 (23.7%)	49 (7.6%)
Suppurative appendicitis	636 (56.2%)	404 (62.4%)	0.0001
Gangrenous appendicitis	128 (11.3%)	176 (27.2%)
Normal appendix	99 (8.8%)	18 (2.8%)