Table 2.
Patient complications.
| Operative Complications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (n = 6014) | Pre-COVID (n = 3563) | COVID (n = 2345) | P-value | |
| Superficial SSI | 84 (1.4%) | 62 (1.7%) | 22 (0.9%) | 0.01 |
| Deep SSI | 4 (0.1%) | 3 (0.1%) | 1 (<1%) | 0.65 |
| IAA | 306 (5.2%) | 192 (5.4%) | 114 (4.9%) | 0.37 |
| Return ED Visit | 399 (6.8%) | 259 (7.3%) | 140 (6.0%) | 0.05 |
| Readmission | 210 (3.6%) | 127 (3.6%) | 83 (3.5%) | 0.96 |
| Reoperation | 45 (0.8%) | 30 (0.8%) | 15 (0.6%) | 0.38 |
| Non-operative Complications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (n = 291) | Pre-COVID (n = 144) | COVID (n = 147) | P-value | |
| None | 159 (54.6%) | 73 (50.7%) | 86 (58.5%) | 0.18 |
| IAA | 80 (27.5%) | 49 (34.0%) | 31 (21.1%) | 0.01 |
| Other | 22 (7.6%) | 9 (6.3%) | 13 (8.8%) | 0.51 |
| Non-operative Procedures | ||||
| None | 91 (31.3%) | 31 (21.5%) | 60 (40.8%) | <0.001 |
| Interval Appendectomy | 152 (52.2%) | 87 (60.4%) | 65 (44.2%) | 0.01 |
| IR Drain | 98 (33.7%) | 69 (47.9%) | 29 (19.7%) | <0.001 |
| IR Aspiration | 6 (2.1%) | 2 (1.4%) | 4 (2.7%) | 0.68 |
| Failure Requiring Surgery | 40 (13.8%) | 24 (16.7%) | 16 (10.9%) | 0.15 |
| Other | 9 (3.1%) | 5 (3.5%) | 4 (2.7%) | 0.75 |
Categorical variables presented as frequency (percentage).
Abbreviations: SSI: Surgical Site Infection, IAA: Intra-abdominal Abscess, ED: Emergency Department, IR: Interventional Radiology.