Table 3.
Non-operative patient complications and additional procedures stratified by uncomplicated vs complicated appendicitis and COVID status.
| Nonoperative Complications Stratified by Uncomplicated vs Complicated Appendicitis and COVID status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 291) | Pre-COVID (n = 144) | COVID (n = 147) | P-Value | |
| IAA | (n = 74) | |||
| Uncomplicated | 1(0.3%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.7%) | 1 |
| Complicated | 73 (25.1%) | 44 (30.6%) | 29 (19.7%) | 0.04 |
| Other | (n = 22) | |||
| Uncomplicated | 8 (2.8%) | 1 (0.7%) | 7 (4.8%) | 0.07 |
| Complicated | 13 (4.5%) | 7 (4.9%) | 6 (4.1%) | 0.78 |
| None | (n = 152) | |||
| Uncomplicated | 87 (29.9%) | 24 (16.7%) | 63 (42.9%) | <0.001 |
| Complicated | 65 (22.3%) | 44 (30.6%) | 21 (14.3%) | 0.001 |
| Non-operative Procedures Stratified by Uncomplicated vs Complicated Appendicitis and COVID status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Pre-COVID (n = 144) | COVID (n = 147) | P-Value | |
| None | (n-87) | |||
| Uncomplicated | 74 (25.4%) | 24 (16.7%) | 50 (34.0%) | <0.001 |
| Complicated | 13 (4.5%) | 5 (3.5%) | 8 (5.4%) | 0.57 |
| Interval Appendectomy | (n = 142) | |||
| Uncomplicated | 23 (7.9%) | 3 (2.1%) | 20 (13.6%) | <0.001 |
| Complicated | 119 (40.9%) | 75 (52.1%) | 44 (29.9%) | <0.001 |
| IR drain | (n = 96) | |||
| Uncomplicated | 3 (1.0%) | 1 (0.7%) | 2 (1.4%) | 1 |
| Complicated | 93 (32%) | 66 (45.8%) | 27 (18.4%) | <0.001 |
| IR aspiration | (n = 6) | |||
| Uncomplicated | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | – |
| Complicated | 6 (2.1%) | 2 (1.4%) | 4 (2.7%) | 0.68 |
| Failure requiring surgery | (n = 40) | |||
| Uncomplicated | 16 (5.5%) | 5 (3.5%) | 11 (7.5%) | 0.2 |
| Complicated | 24 (8.3%) | 19 (13.2%) | 5 (3.4%) | 0.003 |
| Other | (n = 9) | |||
| Uncomplicated | 3 (1.0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (2.0%) | 0.25 |
| Complicated | 6 (2.1%) | 5 (3.5%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0.12 |
Categorical variables presented as frequency (percentage).
Abbreviations: IAA: Intra-abdominal Abscess, IR: Interventional Radiology.