Table V.

Association of elective surgery cancellation and inguinal hernia incarceration or emergency department in either infants or within 3 months of cancellation

	Within 3 months of cancellation		Infants
	aOR (95% CI)	P value	aOR (95% CI)	P value
Any incarceration	1.56 (0.65–3.73)	.32	1.56 (1.00–2.43)	.05
Incarceration at diagnosis	1.23 (0.52–2.88)	.63	1.29 (0.69–2.41)	.42
Interval incarceration	1.21 (0.32–4.47)	.77	1.67 (0.58–4.77)	.34
Any ED encounter	1.51 (0.95–2.37)	.07	1.85 (1.24–2.76)	<.01
ED as index presentation	1.41 (0.90–2.19)	.13	1.69 (1.24–2.31)	<.01
Interval ED encounter	2.02 (0.78–5.23)	.14	2.27 (0.85–6.07)	.10

aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ED, emergency department.