Table 1.
Comparison of treatment modalities in 2020
|
Baseline time period |
COVID time period |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2020 Group A n (%) |
2020 Group Bn (%) |
Absolute difference (95% CI) |
2020 Group Cn (%) |
2020 Group Dn (%) |
Absolute difference (95% CI) |
Difference in difference (95% CI) |
|
| Laparoscopic appendectomy | 63 (91.3) | 39 (86.7) | − 4.6% [− 16.6 to 7.3] |
59 (88.1) | 43 (91.5) | 4.2% [− 5.9 to 14.4] |
− 8.9% [− 24.6 to 6.9] |
| Open appendectomy | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | – | 1 (1.5) | 1 (2.1) | 0.6% [− 4.6 to 5.8] |
– |
| Abdominal washout and drain placement | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.4) | – | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | − 8.5% [− 6.7 to 5.0] |
– |
| Nonsurgical management | 5 (7.2) | 4 (8.9) | 16.4% [− 8.7 to 11.9] |
6 (9.0) | 3 (6.4) | − 2.7% [− 12.7 to 7.3] |
4.3% [− 10.0 to 18.7] |
Group A: January 19–March 15; Group B: March 16–May 11; Group C: September 9–November 5; Group D: November 6–December 31.