Table 6.
Comparisons between Peak 1 and 2 vs. Peak 3
| Peak 1 and Peak 2 patients N = 1092 (%) |
Peak 3 patients N = 1837 (%) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EGS diagnoses | 0.23 | ||
| Appendicitis | 21.1 | 19.4 | |
| Cholecystitis | 14.9 | 14.2 | |
| Small bowel obstruction | 28.5 | 30.7 | |
| Diverticulitis | 29.4 | 29.8 | |
| Hernia w/ obstruction or gangrene | 6.0 | 5.8 | |
| COVID Positivity | 1.7 | 3.9 | < 0.01 |
| Intensive Care Unit utilization | 7.3 | 4.2 | < 0.01 |
| Ventilator requirement | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.02 |
| Surgical management | 45.0 | 39.1 | < 0.01 |
| LOS, median days | 1 (0,4) | 1 (0,4) | 0.29 |
| 30-day readmission | 35.7 | 37.7 | 0.02 |
| Mortality | 8.0 | 5.8 | 0.02 |
| Multivariable regression Peak 1 and 2 compared to Peak 3 |
OR | 95% CI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICU | 1.7 | (1.3–2.4) | < 0.01 |
| Ventilator | 1.7 | (1.0–2.9) | 0.04 |
| Mortality | 1.5 | (1.1–2.0) | 0.01 |
*Controlling for surgical management and ASA Score