Table I.
Inguinal hernia repair patient characteristics by cancellation period at 14 US children’s hospitals between September 13, 2019 and September 13, 2020
| Precancellation (n = 800) |
Postcancellation (n = 604) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 616 (77.0%) | 480 (79.5%) | .27 |
| Female | 184 (23.0%) | 124 (20.5%) | |
| Race | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 383 (47.8%) | 319 (52.8%) | <.01 |
| Hispanic White | 79 (9.9%) | 40 (6.6%) | |
| Black/African American | 167 (20.9%) | 146 (24.2%) | |
| Other/refused | 88 (11.0%) | 81 (13.4%) | |
| Missing | 83 (10.4%) | 18 (3.0%) | |
| Adjusted gestational age, years | |||
| Median (IQR) | 2.4 (0.2–6.1) | 1.6 (0.2–5.4) | .04 |
| Insurance | |||
| Private | 496 (62.0%) | 364 (60.3%) | .37 |
| Public | 270 (33.7%) | 221 (36.6%) | |
| Other or uninsured | 14 (1.8%) | 5 (0.8%) | |
| Missing | 20 (2.5%) | 14 (2.3%) | |
| Laterality | |||
| Bilateral | 91 (11.4%) | 72 (11.9%) | .93 |
| Left | 270 (33.7%) | 206 (34.1%) | |
| Right | 439 (54.9%) | 326 (54.0%) | |
| ASA | |||
| ASA class 1/2 | 731 (91.4%) | 566 (93.7%) | .10 |
| ASA class 3/4 | 69 (8.6%) | 38 (6.3%) | |
| Incarceration | |||
| No incarceration | 754 (94.2%) | 558 (92.4%) | .37 |
| Incarceration at diagnosis | 26 (3.3%) | 27 (4.5%) | |
| Interval incarceration | 20 (2.5%) | 19 (3.1%) | |
| ED encounters | |||
| No ED encounter | 696 (87.0%) | 495 (82.0%) | .03 |
| ED as index presentation | 78 (9.7%) | 82 (13.6%) | |
| Interval ED encounter | 26 (3.3%) | 27 (4.4%) |
Precancellation period was defined as September 13, 2019 to the date that hospitals cancelled elective surgeries, and postcancellation was defined as the date of elective surgery cancellation through September 13, 2020.
ASA, American Society of Anesthesia classification; ED, emergency department; IQR, interquartile range.